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Aphanus rolandri Family: Lygaeidae A large and very distinctive black ground bug with a dark red or orange spot at the base of the wing membrane. A. rolandri has been found in a variety of dry, sheltered and well-drainedhabitats such as chalk pits, cliffsides and arable fields, where it is associated with Common Fumitory and other plants in Fumariaceae. Adults overwinter, becoming active in the spring. The new generation is complete by August.  A scarce species known primarily from the south of England between Cornwall and Kent, with a scatter of records as far north as north Norfolk and the midlands. Adult: All year Length 6-8 mm
	Adult: Essex (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
Adult: Norfolk (September 2010) ©Tristan Bantock	Nymph: Essex (July 2010) ©Tristan Bantock