Cymus glandicolor
Length 4 to 5 mm. The four bugs in this genus are distinctively shaped and have a highly punctured body and forewings. However, they can be difficult to separate. Cymus glandicolor has a pale keel on the scutellum, and dark markings on the cubital wing vein. These markings are roughly parallel to the edge of the forewing, pointing towards the base of the corium.
In the similar but much rarer Cymus aurescens, these markings are more oblique to the wing edge and point towards it. The tibiae are usually pale.
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Found in damper habitats such as damp meadows, marshes and dune slacks, feeding on sedges.
Adult: All year
Found widely in England and Wales, and recently recorded from Scotland.
Probably under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Lygaeidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 26/07/2021 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 16/04/2026 (Smith, Peter)
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