Macrotylus paykulli

Macrotylus paykulli

Description

Length 3 to 4 mm. A parallel-sided grey-green species, characterised by a dense covering of coarse, dark hairs on the forewings and a distinctive wing membrane pattern with an irregular black mark at apex of membrane cells. The tibial spines are fine and inconspicuous. Basal antennal segment is dark and mainly black except base & apex.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

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Habitat

On Common Restharrow (Ononis repens). 

When to see it

Summer-Autumn.

UK Status

Found across Britain in areas where the host plant occurs. 

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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UK Map

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