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Henestaris laticeps
Family: Lygaeidae

 Both Henestaris species are easily recognised by the stalked eyes; the biological significance of this adaptation is unclear.

In H. laticeps the eyes are on long stalks which project well beyond the anterior margin of the pronotum. These stalks are reduced in H. halophilus, a much rarer saltmarsh species.

Found locally on the southern coasts of England and Wales where it is associated with dry hard rock cliffs, feeding on Buck's-horn Plantain.

 Adult: All year
Length 4.5-5.5 mm
 Henestaris laticeps
Adult: Jersey (April 2009) ©Tim Ransom
Henestaris laticeps Henestaris laticeps
Adult: south Wales (July 2011) ©Tristan Bantock
 Nymph: south Wales (July 2011) ©Tristan Bantock
Henestaris laticeps Henestaris laticeps
Adult: Cornwall (August 2010) ©Joe Botting
 Nymph: south Wales (July 2011) ©Tristan Bantock