Psallus haematodes

Psallus haematodes

Description

Length ~4mm. Very variable in colour. The cuneus is always entirely white, and the ground colour is pale and usually flecked with red or red-brown. Sometimes the upper surface is completely rose-coloured, and unspotted pale-green forms also exist.  

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good photographs required please. 

Habitat

Usually found on Willows.

When to see it

Summer.

UK Status

Widely scattered (British Heteroptera checklist (2021) - https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/systematic_het.html 

VC55 Status

Uncommon, though possibly under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. 

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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All NatureSpot records