Camptozygum aequale

Camptozygum aequale

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Alternative names
Camptozygum pinastri
Description

A small orange-brown bug found on conifers, especially Scots Pine and occasionally Spruce.   The dorsal surface is punctured, and the head is wide in proportion to the pronotum.  The rostrum is long, reaching to the hind coxae

Almost black specimens occur on the continent.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photographs of bug, ideally from a specimen.

UK Status

Widely scattered (ref: UK checklist 2021 on British Bugs website).

VC55 Status

Uncommon; first recorded in VC55 in 2024. 

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/camptozygum_aequale.html

  • AJ Cann
    Bitteswell Ash Tree Farm
    10 July 2025
  • sue
    Thornton Reservoir
    22 July 2024
    on Scots Pine
  • AJ Cann
    Bitteswell Ash Tree Farm
    10 July 2025
    rostrum
  • sue
    Loughborough, Forest Rd, Woodbrook Way
    16 June 2025
  • sue
    Loughborough, Forest Rd, Woodbrook Way
    16 June 2025
  • sue
    Nailstone, churchyard
    01 July 2025
  • sue
    Nailstone, churchyard
    01 July 2025

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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UK Map

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