Aphanus rolandri
Length 6 to 8 mm. A large and very distinctive black ground bug with a dark red or orange spot at the base of the wing membrane.
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Associated with fumitory and related plants such as yellow corydalis. Dry, well-drained habitats.
NS(Na) - Nationally Scarce/Notable A. See British Heteroptera checklist 2021 on British Bugs website. Known mainly from the south of England.
Rarely recorded
https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Lygaeidae/aphanus_rolandri.html
This species was named by Linnaeus in 1758 after one of his followers, Daniel Rolander, after they fell out over money. The Latin binomial means "Obscure Rolander".
AJ Cann
Great Merrible
14 November 2018
AJ Cann
Launde Park Wood
08 November 2025
David Nicholls
Bardon Hill
20 August 2021
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Lygaeidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 14/11/2018 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 01/08/2026 (Timms, Sue)
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