Caricosipha paniculatae
An aphid with a flattened rounded body, associated with sedges. The adult apterae are greenish with darker spots or blackish-brown. The legs, siphons and antennae are pale, and it is covered in dark bristly hairs. The eyes are on short stalks projecting sideways.
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Sedges - marshland, wet places.
Rare, or rarely recorded - the 2026 record from south Leicester is believed to be the first record for VC55
sue
Enderby, Everards Meadows marsh
27 July 2026
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Aphididae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 27/07/2026 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 27/07/2026 (Timms, Sue)
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