Tuponia
mixticolor
Family: Miridae
This
genus contains two very small bugs which are recent arrivals to the UK
and feed on tamarisk. The tibiae are pale with long dark spines set in
small black spots.
T. mixticolor
has chequered reddish-brown forewings and the anterior section of the
scutellum is orange-brown.
First recorded in 1979, this species is
now well-established on the south coast of England and coastal East
Anglia.
It has also been found on tamarisk in the London area. There are
probably two generations a year.
Adult: June-September
Length 2.5-3.0 mm
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Adult: Sussex
(August 2009) ©Brian Valentine
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Adult: Sussex
(August 2009) ©Brian Valentine
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Adult: Sussex
(August 2009) ©Brian Valentine
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Adult: Suffolk
(July 2012) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: Suffolk
(July 2012) ©Tristan Bantock
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