Dichrooscytus gustavi

Dichrooscytus gustavi

Description

The forewings are brightly marked in red and green, with green head and pronotum, yellow cuneus with red markings and red veins on wing membrane.  Length about 4mm; A2 c. equal in length to base of pronotum.

Similar Species

Dichrooscytus rufipennis

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Submit photograph, state measurement and note the host plant from which it was collected

Habitat

Juniper, including cultivated forms, and other conifers such as Nootka Cypress (pers. comm. J. Flanagan).  The Leicester specimen was collected from a Wellingtonia.

UK Status

NS (Nb) - scarce, notable (ref British Heteroptera checklist (2021)

VC55 Status

Rare

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