Agnocoris reclairei

Description

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. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Provide a photograph, and you must state host plant 

Habitat

Wet areas, most often found on White Willow (Salix alba)

UK Status

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)

VC55 Status

Rare

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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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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