Bryocoris pteridis
Length 2 to 4 mm. A small bug found on ferns. Adults can be fully winged or have short rudimentary wings and the head is at least partly dark brown or black. The 1st antennal segment is longer than the width of the head.
Be sure to rule out Monalocoris filicis (Bracken Bug) which has an entirely orange head.
This species can be identified from good quality photographs with care but there are similar species that it could be confused with.
This species can be identified from good quality photographs with care but there are similar species that it could be confused with.
Damp woodlands where it may have a preference for shaded locations.
Adult: May to September.
Feeds on various ferns, but rarely on Bracken.
Widespread, and said to be common in the UK.
Not particularly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
25 June 2010
short winged adult on fern
sue
Bagworth
05 September 2019
sue
Bagworth
05 September 2019
sue
Loughborough, the Outwoods, rocky outcrop
25 August 2024
ffemale
sue
Loughborough, the Outwoods, rocky outcrop
25 August 2024
male
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 25/06/2010 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 25/08/2024 (Timms, Sue)
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