Psallus assimilis

Psallus assimilis

Description

A small bug associated with Field Maple, dark reddish-brown or orange-brown with a red cuneus, golden scales and dark-red spotted femora.  Males often darker than females, which tend to be larger and wider.  

Similar Species

Other species of Psallus

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

This is the only Psallus associated with Field Maple, but to confirm identification, males should be dissected.  Photograph from above and below, photograph aedeagus of male; note tree species from which it was collected.

Habitat

Field Maples

When to see it

late May/June

UK Status

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

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

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

UK Map

Additional images

No additional images available for this species.

All NatureSpot records