Berytinus montivagus

Berytinus montivagus

Description

A small (5-7mm), very slender straw-coloured bug with short 2nd antennal segment.  The 1st antennal segment club is brown and paler than the dark clubbed 4th segment.  The ends of the hind femora are also dark.  The tip of the wing membrane is rounded and marked with black.  

Similar Species

other Berytinus species

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

close up photographs showing the identifying features.

Habitat

Often associated with medicks on calcareous soils.

When to see it

All year.

Life History

Adults overwinter, mating early in the spring; the new generation is complete from July onwards.

UK Status

Common  (ref.: UK checklist 2021 on Britiah Bugs website)

VC55 Status

rarely recorded

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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