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Lopus decolor
Family: Miridae
A fairly small greyish-yellow bug which is elongate oval in shape. The head has two darker marks bordering the eyes and the tarsi are entirely dark.

Fairly common and widespread throughout the UK in dry grasslands, feeding on several grass species.

Compare: Amblytylus nasutus

Adult: June-August
Length 4-5 mm
 Lopus decolor
Adult: north London (July 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Lopus decolor Lopus decolor
Adult: north London (July 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
 Adult: Yorks (July 2008) ©Joe Botting
Lopus decolor Lopus decolor
Adult: north London (June 2009) ©Tristan Bantock

 		Nymph: north London (June 2009) ©Tristan Bantock