Aphanus rolandri
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".
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