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| Orthonotus rufifrons Family: Miridae A distinctive dark plant bug which is covered in pale hairs, although the sexes are markedly dimorphic. Females are brachypterous and much more rounded in shape; the more elongate and parallel-sided males are macropterous. The 2nd antennal segment has a dark ring at the base in females but is wholly dark in males. Note the dark red head in females. A fairly common bug on nettles throughout England and Wales, often favouring damp woodlands. Compare: Mecomma ambulans Adult: July-September Length 3.5-4.5 mm |
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| Adult female: Norfolk (July 2008) ©Tristan Bantock |
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| Adult female: Berks (July 2008) ©Jonathan Michaelson |
Adult female: Norfolk (July 2008) ©Tristan Bantock |
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| Adult male: Berks (August 2008) ©Jonathan Michaelson |
Female nymph: Surrey (June 2008) ©Ashley Wood |