Green bug

JRsbugs · #1 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 08:26 PM

Hi,

I haven't been able to find this anywhere. Found dead inside on 29th June, around 5mm long.

Any clues welcome.

Janet

JRsbugs · #2 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 10:49 PM

Macrotylus solitarius?

Pale antennae bases, no "circular black mark at the apex of the wing membrane cells"

tristanba · #3 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 11:03 PM

hard to tell, but certainly solitarius or horvathi. Is hedge woundwort present in the general area?

JRsbugs · #4 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 11:08 PM

Could easily be Tristan, I have hedgrows and woods all around me. I haven't noticed Hedge Woundwort in particular though.

There's no visible black circular marks so it's pointing to solitarius, enlarge the pics more and you can easily see that.

JRsbugs · #5 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 11:25 PM

Tristan, I put the bug on a plant saucer and it's still there if you want it! I checked, took a couple more pics and it looks OK still.

tristanba · #6 (**permalink**) 04-07-2010, 11:18 PM

Sure this will be solitarius - check the femora to confirm (should be plain rather than spotted). I doubt horvathi has got as far as Lincs in any case

JRsbugs · #7 (**permalink**) 04-07-2010, 11:31 PM

Femora can be seen in one of the above pics, they are hairy and plain.

I took two more pics, it only has two legs left! It also has a hole under the abdomen, looks drained so might have been sucked out by a fly.

That's a dot for Lincolnshire.