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Enoplops
scapha Boat
Bug Family: Coreidae A large and distinctive dark grey squashbug with cream markings on the connexivum. Early instar larvae have very spiny antennae and a green abdomen. Later instars are superficially similar to the much commoner Coreus marginatus but the abdominal tergites are more pointed. A local species which is confined to coastal cliffs and sand dunes between Kent and north Wales, with outlying populations on the north Yorkshire coast. The foodplants are various Asteraceae. Adult: All year Length 11-12 mm ![]() |
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Adult: Dorset (April 2011) ©Tristan Bantock |
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Adult: Dorset (April 2011) ©Tristan Bantock |
Adult: Dorset (April 2011) ©Tristan Bantock |
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Adult: Dorset (April 2011) ©Tristan Bantock |
Adults: north Wales (March 2006) ©Jim Clark |
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Early instar nymph: Cornwall (August 2008) ©Ashley Wood |
Late instar nymph: Cornwall (August 2008) ©Ashley Wood |