Phoenicocoris obscurellus
A small dark bug, c.3mm, covered in pale hairs, with a dark cuneus. It has long tibial spines not arising from dark spots; dusky tibiae; and long, slender gently curved tarsal claws. The 3rd segment of the hind tarsus is longer than the 1st and 2nd segments combined.
There are several other small dark bugs that coud be confused with this species - see Psallus and Plesiodema pinetella
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pine trees
not known, but probably under-recorded
sue
Newtown Linford,
outcrop along footpath to Groby Pool
24 July 2023
sue
Thornton Reservoir
08 July 2024
sue
Newtown Linford, outcrop along footpath to Groby Pool
24 July 2023
sue
Thornton Reservoir
08 July 2024
sue
Newtown Linford
24 July 2023
Photo: Alan Cann
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 24/07/2023 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 10/07/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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