Psallus salicis
Psallus scholtzi
A small red-brown bug with the dorsal surface covered in pale yellow scale-like hairs. Tibial spines arise from dark spots, and the cuneus is red with a narrow white basal border. To confirm the species, male genitalia should be dissected.
Other Psallus, especially P falleni on Birch
Photographs should show key features and male aedeagus
Alder trees
Common (ref. UK checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)
Rarely recorded
sue
Donington le Heath Country Park, path from Tweentown
19 August 2024
sue
Donington le Heath Country Park, path from Tweentown
19 August 2024
sue
Loughborough, Forest Rd, Wood Brook open space
02 August 2025
female - on alder
sue
Loughborough, Forest Rd, Wood Brook open space
02 August 2025
male - on alder
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 19/08/2024 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 02/08/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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sue
Loughborough, Forest Rd, Wood Brook open space
02 August 2025
male aedaegus tip; shaft broken)
sue
Loughborough, Forest Rd, Wood Brook open space
02 August 2025
male - on alder
