Ceraleptus
lividus Slender-horned Leatherbug
Family: Coreidae
A
large and distinctive squashbug; the dark eyestripe and pale edges to
the base of the corium are useful and consistent
identification
features.
Following adult emergence and
mating in the spring, larvae can be found June-August feeding on various herbaceous legumes such as clovers, vetches and trefoils in dry open habitats such as
grasslands, sand dunes and gravel pits.
A local species which is
rarely common; largely confined to southern and central England as far north as Yorkshire, although rare in the west and absent from Wales.
Adult: All year
Length
9-11 mm
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Adult: east London (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: east London (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: Norfolk (June 2008) ©Elizabeth Grimes
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Adult: east London (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: east London (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Late instar nymph: east London (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Late instar nymph: Dorset (July 2010) ©Mark Dunkling
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