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Deraeocoris lutescens
Family: Miridae

A small predatory bug found commonly on a wide variety of plants across southern Britain, but favouring deciduous trees, particularly oak.

A generally orange-brown species with blackish markings and translucent forewings. Although sometimes rather variable, there are usually two dark bars on the scutellum, which is unpunctured.

This species overwinters as an adult, mating in the spring; the new generation is complete by late summer.

Adult: All year
Length ~4 mm
 Deraeocoris lutescens
Adult: Berks (September 2009) ©Jonathan Michaelson
Deraeocoris lutescens Deraeocoris lutescens
Adult: south London (May 2007) ©Joe Botting
 Adult: Norfolk (August 2008) ©Elizabeth Grimes
Deraeocoris lutescens Deraeocoris lutescens
Adult: Lincs (August 2008) ©Michael Talbot

 		Adult: north London (August 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Deraeocoris lutescens Deraeocoris lutescens
Adult: north London (August 2008) ©Tristan Bantock

 		Nymph: Yorks (August 2008) ©Joe Botting