Berytinus hirticornis
A larger (7-11mm) but very slender stilt-bug with erect hairs on the 1st antennal segment, which are longer than the width of the segment. The clubs of the 1st antennal segment and femora are pale.
other Berytinus species
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Associated with a range of plants in dry grasslands.
All year round.
NS (Nb). Ref.: UK checklist 2021 on British Bugs website. Previously rare and known only from Devon; in recent years it has become much more widespread and is common in parts of the south-east.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
22 April 2019
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
22 April 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Berytidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 22/04/2019 (Higgott, Mike)
- Last record:
- 22/04/2019 (Higgott, Mike)
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