Grey Damsel Bug - Himacerus major
Length 7.5 to 9.0 mm. The long wings and pale connexivum give this species a greater resemblance to some members of the Nabis genus than to other Himacerus species. It is always macropterous. This species is characterised by the markings on the hind femora - a wide black band at the apex with dark spots below it.
Grassy habitats, including sand dunes and saltmarshes.
Adult: June to November.
Adults lay eggs in the autumn which hatch the following spring; the new generation of adults appears early, from June onwards.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Local in Leicestershire and Rutland but can flourish in suitable grassland areas.
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewrdship Farm
29 August 2016
AJ Cann
John O Gaunt
24 August 2020
David Nicholls
Flood Relief Basin (A50) Glenfield
14 July 2018
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewrdship Farm
29 August 2016
David Nicholls
Thurnby Lodge Nature Area
31 August 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Nabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 29/08/2016 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 19/09/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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