Salicarus roseri
A very variable species found on willows, ranging from yellowish to orange to dark-brown, often with a darker marking on the corium creating a U shape. Tibial spines arise from small black spots, and the femora are usually reddish. The antennae are short.
Careful examination of the specimen is needed, with a series of good field or specimen photos. You must note the plant species on which you found it.
Areas containing Willow.
Summer
Associated with Willow species.
Widely scattered (ref. UK checklist 2021 on British Bugs website) mainly in southern and central England
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.
see British Bugs webpage
sue
Cropston, Sandham Bridge, by Rothley Brook
01 July 2024
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
25 June 2010
paler form
sue
Thornton Reservoir
08 July 2024
sue
Thornton Reservoir
08 July 2024
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 25/06/2010 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 08/07/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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