Eremocoris fenestratus
Medium/large (6-7.7mm) ground bug with reddish-brown forewings and a pair of semi-circular white spots on the membrane. E. fenestratus has one large and several smaller spines on the front femora. The stout hairs on the hind tibiae are roughly equal to the tibial width (shorter in E. abietus).
Can be identified with care but there are similar species that it could be confused with.
Vegetation and leaf litter.
All year round.
Historically known only from the Chilterns, this species was thought to be extinct before reappearing in the London area in 2010, probably the result of horticultural introduction from the continent.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
08 September 2023
AJ Cann
Shearsby
26 January 2019
AJ Cann
Shearsby
26 January 2019
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
08 August 2022
AJ Cann
Knighton
22 July 2021
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
08 August 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Lygaeidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 21/07/2021 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 02/11/2025 (Pugh, Dylan)
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Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
08 September 2023
AJ Cann
Knighton
21 July 2021
front remus
AJ Cann
Knighton
21 July 2021
hind tibia
