Aphanus rolandri

Aphanus rolandri

Description

Length 6 to 8 mm.  A large and very distinctive black ground bug with a dark red or orange spot at the base of the wing membrane.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

A photo in the field or from a specimen

Habitat

Associated with fumitory and related plants such as yellow corydalis.  Dry, well-drained habitats.

When to see it

  

UK Status

NS(Na) - Nationally Scarce/Notable A.   See British Heteroptera checklist 2021 on British Bugs website.  Known mainly from the south of England.

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Lygaeidae/aphanus_rolandri.html

This species was named by Linnaeus in 1758 after one of his followers, Daniel Rolander, after they fell out over money. The Latin binomial means "Obscure Rolander". 

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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