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Campyloneura virgula
Family: Miridae

A common predatory bug found on a range of trees across the UK, particularly hazel, hawthorn and oak. Males are extremeley rare, raising the possibility that C. virgula might be parthenogenetic.

A distinctive marked species which has very long antennae and a bright yellow cuneus, tipped with dark red. Nymphs are yellow, with red-banded antennae and a red stripe on the margins of the pronotum.

Compare Cyllecoris histrionius
, Tupiocoris rhododendri

Adult: July-October
Length 4-5 mm
Campyloneura virgula
Adult: Sussex (July 2006) ©Brian Valentine

Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Adult: north London (June 2007) ©Tristan Bantock

Adult: south London (June 2007) ©Joe Botting
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Adult: Herts (June 2007) ©Phil Warner Adult: north London (June 2008) ©Tristan Bantock

Campyloneura virgula nymph Campyloneura virgula nymph
Nymph: Berks (June 2008) ©Jonathan Michaelson

Nymph: Yorks (May 2008) ©Joe Botting