Orthops basalis
This genus contains three small bugs of around 5 mm. They generally have dark antennae. Although external characters are useful, some specimens cannot be reliably identified without dissection.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify the species (a photograph alone is not normally sufficient because key features are too small or hidden).
Often found on umbellifers.
Adult: All year.
Locally distributed across the UK.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
AJ Cann
Coleorton Wood
13 May 2023
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
05 May 2013
Craig Mabbett
Stockhill Farm near Broughton Astley
06 August 2021
David Nicholls
Bagworth Heath
17 September 2011
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 17/09/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 06/08/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote
24 April 2012
Graham Calow
Sapcote
04 April 2014
David Nicholls
Bagworth Heath
17 September 2011
