Hoplomachus
thunbergii
Family: Miridae
A
distinctive plant bug which should be unmistakeable. Note the pattern
of dark markings on the head and pronotum, as well as
the orange-brown forewings which have pale margins. The upper
surface is covered in dark hairs.
Found locally across much of
southern Britain feeding on Mouse-ear Hawkweed Hieracium pilosella
growing in dry grassland habitats.
Adult: June-July
Length
~4 mm
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