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20-09-2010, 07:13 PM
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| | | Bug for ID please
Sitting very still on my windowsill, body about 2cm.  |
20-09-2010, 07:37 PM
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| | | Re: Bug for ID please
It's a Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis. This species has only recently arrived in the UK, they're native to the USA but were introduced in to Europe and have since spread to the UK, so far most have been recorded near the south coast. It seems to have been a good year for them, I've seen a number of reports recently although I haven't found one myself yet!
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20-09-2010, 07:40 PM
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TY Guy, interesting (for me) find - need I worry about it eating my conifers?! |
20-09-2010, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Simples  TY Guy, interesting (for me) find - need I worry about it eating my conifers?! | It is an interesting find, it's being seen more frequently but it's still a scarce species in this country! I think they may be causing some problems where they've been introduced in Europe, but at the moment they are present in such small numbers in the UK that you don't need to worry about your conifers 
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21-09-2010, 11:07 PM
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Whereabouts in UK did you find this bug? I'd appreciate the record details if you could let me know. |
22-09-2010, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by tristanba Whereabouts in UK did you find this bug? I'd appreciate the record details if you could let me know. | In my bathroom  Which is in South Devon. |
13-10-2010, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tristanba Whereabouts in UK did you find this bug? I'd appreciate the record details if you could let me know. | Hi, I also found one of these bugs in my house in West Wales yesterday. Can't believe I had such a hard time finding out what it was! |
14-10-2010, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by kpritch Hi, I also found one of these bugs in my house in West Wales yesterday. Can't believe I had such a hard time finding out what it was! | There have been very few records from Wales to my knowledge. Could you pm me the exact record details, date, location etc as I am now the national recorder for this group of insects.
Thanks
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