Berytinus minor

Description

A small (5-7mm), very slender, straw-coloured bug with short 2nd antennal segments.   The 1st antennal segment has a black club, and the femora are tipped with brown (not black).  The head is shorter than the pronotum.

Similar Species

other Berytinus species

Identification difficulty
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Habitat

grassland with leguminous species - restharrow, clovers

When to see it

Adults overwinter, mating early in the spring; the new generation is complete from July onwards.

UK Status

Common (ref.: UK checklist 2021 on British Bugs website). The commonest and most widespread UK stiltbug.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Berytidae
Records on NatureSpot:
9
First record:
08/05/2012 (Peacock, H A)
Last record:
13/08/2024 (Cann, Alan)

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