Plagiognathus chrysanthemi
Length about 3.5 mm. A fairly small greenish bug with a dense covering of dark hairs on the upper surface. The tibial spines are dark and set in black spots; the hind femora are pale but also dark-spotted. The antennal pattern is characteristic.
Camplyomma annuilcorne, Plagiognathus arbustorum.
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Can be found on a range of plants such as Ragwort and Yarrow. It is particularly common in dry grasslands and wastelands.
Adult: June to October.
A very common bug found throughout the UK.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Gould
Aylestone Meadows, Spearwort Fields
09 August 2020
AJ Cann
Bardon Hill
09 August 2020
AJ Cann
Leicester Palmerston Way
22 July 2020
sue
Thornton Meadows
12 July 2020
sue
Bagworth, Heath Rd meadow opposite woodside
11 July 2020
sue
Thornton Meadows
12 July 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 24
- First record:
- 11/07/2020 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 05/07/2025 (Pugh, Dylan)
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