Agnocoris reclairei
A medium-sized bug, orange colour, with short antennae and a paler mid-line on the pronotum. The wing membrane has dark markings, and the corium is hairy.
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Wet areas, most often found on White Willow (Salix alba)
Nationally scarce B (found in 16-30 10km squares). Range has expanded from East Anglia in recent years, and it is now more widespread. (ref: British Heteroptera checklist (2021) https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/systematic_het.html)
Rare
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 28/04/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
- Last record:
- 08/07/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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