Apolygus lucorum

Apolygus lucorum

Description

Length 5 to 6 mm. The black tibial spines do not arise from black spots and the 2nd antennal segment is usually shorter than the width of the pronotum at the base. Separated from the similar A. spinolae by the darker ground colour and by the cuneus, which is entirely green.

Nymphs of this species cannot be identifed with confidence.

Similar Species
Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality photographs required. 

Habitat

Feeds on a range of plants. 

When to see it

Summer-Autumn. 

UK Status

Fairly common in Britain.

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records