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Odonotoscelis lineola
Family: Scutelleridae

 This small shieldbug is characterised by bands of silvery hairs which run along the length of the pronotum and scutellum. The remainder of the dorsal surface is covered in dark hairs.

This species overwinters as larvae, becoming adult in the spring and mating in June-July. The parallel-sided  larvae are dark and hairy, and feed on storksbill.

 A scarce species which is very local on coastal sand dunes in the south, and sandy heathland sites in Kent, Surrey and East Anglia, including the brecklands.

 Adult: most frequent June-July
Length 4-6 mm		 Odonotoscelis lineola
Adult: Suffolk (July 2006) ©Stuart Read
Odonotoscelis lineola Odonotoscelis lineola
Adult: Suffolk (July 2006) ©Stuart Read Adult: Suffolk (July 2006) ©Stuart Read