Bulrush Bug
Bulrush Bug - Chilacis typhae
Alternative names
Reedmace Bug
Description
A brown bug associated with reedamce (Typha). It has short antennnae that are less than the width of the pronotum at base, a distinctively patterned head, a banded connexivum and a pale V-shaped mark on the scutellum. Mating pairs are often seen on reedmace heads over summer.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Good field photographs taken on the host plant, or photos of a specimen showing head, pronotum and scutellum
Habitat
On Typha (reedamce or bulrush), or marginal waterside vegetation.
When to see it
Adult: All year.
UK Status
Common (ref: British Heteroptera checklist 2021, on British Bugs website)
Further Information
David Nicholls
Croft Hill
29 September 2011
on reedmace heads
David Nicholls
Aylestone Meadows, River Soar
29 September 2022
David Nicholls
Nature Alive
07 August 2014
Graham Calow
Ellistown
19 August 2011
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
23 August 2016
on reedmace
David Gould
Aylestone Meadows
26 August 2016
David Nicholls
Optimus Nature Area
25 July 2018
David Nicholls
Croft Hill
29 September 2011
David Nicholls
Castle Hill Country Park
19 August 2023
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