Calocoris roseomaculatus
Length 6 to 8 mm. A beautifully marked bug. The rosy patches on the forewings are characteristic, with the pale scutellum bisected by a dark line. The head, pronotum and legs may also be rose-tinged and the 2nd antennal segment is shorter than the 3rd and 4th combined.
Dry grasslands.
Adult: June to October (mainly June-August).
Adults and larvae feed on a range of composites such as Bird's-foot-trefoil, Restharrow, Salad Burnet and Kidney Vetch.
Found throughout Britain, but appears to be very scattered and local.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
AJ Cann
Holwell Reserves
07 July 2023
AJ Cann
Holwell, Brown’s Hill Quarry
08 July 2024
male
AJ Cann
Holwell, Brown’s Hill Quarry
08 July 2024
female
LaurenDartnell
Holwell
31 July 2016
steven lewis
Holwell, Brown's hill quarry
05 July 2024
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 31/07/2016 (Dartnell, Lauren)
- Last record:
- 08/07/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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LaurenDartnell
Holwell
31 July 2016
LaurenDartnell
Holwell
31 July 2016
