Red Bug - Deraeocoris ruber

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Description

Length 6-8 mm. The ground colour (including the scutellum) ranges from red-orange to almost fully black, although the cuneus is always red to some extent. The forewings are very shiny. The tibiae are unbanded and the 1st antennal segment and at least the base of the 2nd are black.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

It can be found on a range of plants, especially Nettles.

When to see it

Adult: July-September.

Life History

This bug feeds on small insects.

UK Status

More common in Southern Britain and very rare in Ireland.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    30 June 2006
    nymph
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    14 July 2007
    red variant
  • Graham Calow
    Donkey Lane, Sapcote
    20 July 2009
    black variant
  • AJ Cann
    Launde Park Wood
    21 July 2023
  • David Nicholls
    Stanton, Cliffe Hill
    19 August 2021
  • Mark Skevington
    Whetstone Garden
    08 August 2010

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Miridae
Records on NatureSpot:
202
First record:
30/06/2006 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
25/08/2024 (Dejardin, Andrew)

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  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    20 July 2009
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    14 July 2007
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    10 August 2013
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    10 August 2013
  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Country Park
    17 August 2015
  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Country Park
    27 July 2015
  • Kate Nightingale
    Cropston fields
    09 July 2017
  • Margaret McLoughlin
    Green Lane F/path
    30 June 2020
    Nymph
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    22 June 2009
    nymph