Pilophorus clavatus
Family: Miridae
Pilophorus
species are rather active and ant-like bugs, which feed on aphids and have silvery bands on the forewings formed by pale hairs.
In P. clavatus
the posterior band is not continuous across the forewings and is
displaced forewards in the centre (where it croses the clavus). The pronotum and forewings are also covered in fine hairs.
This species is locally common on sallows (Salix sp) across much of Britain.
Adult: July-October
Length 4.5 mm
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Adult: north Wales (July 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: north Wales (July 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
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Nymph: Herts (July 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
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