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Common Green Capsid - Lygocoris pabulinus
Length 5-6.5 mm. Lygocoris species can be distinguished from similar green bugs by the very fine and inconspicuous pale brown tibial spines and at high magnification, the break in the keel between the eyes. The pronotum is rather straight-sided. In L. pabulinus the pronotum is smooth and the whole upper surface is usually uniformly green.
Nymphs of this species cannot be identifed with confidence.
There are several other similar species - see Neolygus, Apolygus and Orthotylus
ensure your photogrpah shows the details of the hing tibia, with fine brown spines.
Found on a range of woody and herbaceous plants, particularly nettles.
Adult: June-October.
A very common bug throughout Britain.
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Common Green Capsid
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 67
- First record:
- 21/06/2009 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 21/07/2023 (Cann, Alan)
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