Anaspis frontalis

2.5-4.4mm. This is the most common of the genus, often associated with Hawthorn blossom. It is generally all black, usually with some yellow on the front of the head and the four basal antennal segments also yellow. The legs are generally except the front pair which usually have a variable degree of yellow. The pronotum is slightly transverse with a fine grey pubescence which extends onto the elytra.

• 2.5-4.4mm
• generally all black (may have some yellow on the front of the head)
• the four basal antennal segments are yellow
• legs are generally black except the front pair which usually have a variable degree of yellow
• the pronotum is slightly transverse
• a fine grey pubescence covers the pronotum and elytra
• antennal segments 2-7 elongate, 8 broader and slightly elongate, 9 and 10 quadrate and widest at the apices, the terminal segment only a little longer than 10

Often found on the flowers of umbellifers and in Hawthorn blossom.

Spring and summer.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 42 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.