Reuteria marqueti
Dorsal surface white with blue-green spots; 1st antennal segment white with black stripe down the side, black base to 2nd antennal segment. Femora pale green with darker spots and stripes. Wing membrane pale with darker marks and green veins.
Malacocoris chlorizans has a similar mottled green dorsal surface, but is apple green not blue green.
Good quality photos. Note the plant on which you found it, preferably with photos.
Lime trees.
A southern and central European species that is slowly spreading northwards; first recorded in Britain in 2006. (ref: Lars Skipper (2013), Danmarks blomstertæger).
Rare. The 2024 record in Loughborough is believed to be the first for VC55.
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Loughborough, old Cemetery
27 August 2024
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Bitteswell, Ash Tree Farm, driveway
10 July 2025
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Bitteswell, Ash Tree Farm, driveway
10 July 2025
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Bitteswell, Ash Tree Farm, driveway
10 July 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 27/08/2024 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 10/07/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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