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13-07-2009, 11:14 AM
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| | | An bug to ID
Could someone ID this bug for me. Its about 6/7mm long. Black and yellow. Antennae yellow, with black joints.. Mainly black head with a thin yellow strip down the middle.Wing casing is again mainly black with some yellow markings.
Hopefully you can tell more from the photos. Thank you |
13-07-2009, 11:39 AM
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| | | Re: An bug to ID
Hi Jen, welcome to WAB!
I believe it's the Plant Bug Liocoris tripustulatus. It lacks a common English name I believe. |
13-07-2009, 02:02 PM
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Thank you very much, I've been trying to work out what this was for a few days now, I did look at the plant bug for one possiblilty but I thought they were mainly brown so didn't look too much into it. Thank you again! |
13-07-2009, 02:05 PM
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Pleasure!  |
13-07-2009, 05:34 PM
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| | | Re: An bug to ID
Hiya,
Just clarifying that there are a good couple of hundred UK plant bugs, but this one is indeed Liocoris tripustulatus. It has a common name of sorts - sometimes known as the Common Nettle Capsid. Unsurprisingly, you almost always see it on nettles. |
13-07-2009, 05:43 PM
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| | | Re: An bug to ID
Thanks for the English one, Joe. I have one on my new website so will add that to the Latin. |
14-07-2009, 07:31 PM
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| | | Re: An bug to ID
Thank you, it does explain why I keep finding it in my Garden, it is full of nettles! I'm yet to find it anywhere esle on my farm, mainly because the nettle population is kept slightly better in check.
My parents are very happy that we've got another weed eating insect, so its good all round! | | |
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