Brachynotocoris puncticornis

Description

4-5mm long. Green with yellow borders adjoining the hemelytral margins (usually). The base of the hemelytra are wider than the pronotum and the scutellum is longer than the pronotum. The rostrum is short, and expanded near the apex as in Platycranus bicolor.

Similar Species

Other green Mirids, particularly Orthotylus spp. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Detailed photos required.

Habitat

On Ash.

UK Status

Uncommon. First recorded in UK in 2006. 

VC55 Status

Uncommon.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

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Bugs
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Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
21/08/2023 (Higgott, Mike)
Last record:
21/08/2023 (Higgott, Mike)

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