Lygocoris rugicollis
Length 5.5 to 7.0 mm. Lygocoris species can be distinguished from similar green bugs by the very fine and inconspicuous pale brown tibial spines and at high magnification, the break in the keel between the eyes. The pronotum is rather straight-sided. In L. rugicollis the pronotum is strongly wrinkled and the entire upper surface lacks obvious hairs. The side margins are often yellow. There are other very similar species and care needs to be taken with identification.
Nymphs of this species cannot be identifed with confidence.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify the species.
Found on various Salix species.
Adult: May to October.
Widely scattered throughout Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
New Lount
14 June 2012
David Nicholls
New Lount
14 June 2012
Steve Mathers
Watermead Park (South)
08 June 2017
David Nicholls
New Lount
14 June 2012
Craig Mabbett
Broughton Astley Garden
08 June 2018
sue
Nailstone Wiggs, track off Wood Lane opposite Cinnamon Tree
25 May 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Apple Capsid
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 14/06/2012 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 29/06/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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