Tropidosteptes pacificus

Tropidosteptes pacificus

Description

Length 4-5mm. Pale yellow/orange medium-sized bug, with two prominent black dots on the pronotum, a pale collar and pale posterior edge to the pronotum.  The wings are nearly transparent.  Males have darker antennae than the females.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Provide good quality field photographs.  Note the habitat and host plant

Habitat

Ash trees

When to see it

Adult: June to September.

UK Status

First recorded in the UK in 2012 in the London area; native to the USA.  (ref: https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/tropidosteptes_pacificus.html

VC55 Status

The August 2023 record is believed to be the first for 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

No additional images available for this species.

All NatureSpot records