Cyrtorhinus caricis
A small and very lively carnivorous bug assocated with wetland sedges and rushes. The forewing are greenish with a dark strip down the centre, legs are greenish-brown, and the antennae are black.
Good photos, preferably of a specimen
wetlands with sedges and rushes - e.g. margins of water bodies
Widely scattered (ref. British Bugs website and British Heteroptera checklist 2021)
Few records, but may be under-recorded
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Donisthorpe, small lake in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
25 July 2025
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Donisthorpe, small lake in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
25 July 2025
sue
Donisthorpe, small lake in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
25 July 2025
sue
Donisthorpe, small lake in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
25 July 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 25/07/2025 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 25/07/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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