Bracken Bug
Bracken Bug - Monalocoris filicis
Description
A small bug (length only 2 to 3 mm). The rich brown colouring and the orange head are quite distinctive. This species is always macropterous.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Found on Bracken and other ferns.
When to see it
All year round.
Life History
Feeds primarily on the sporangia of ferns.
UK Status
Local but sometimes abundant where found.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
18 June 2017
AJ Cann
Launde Park Wood
21 July 2023
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
18 June 2017
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
18 June 2017
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