Berytinus minor
Berytinus minor
Description
A small (5-7mm), very slender, straw-coloured bug with short 2nd antennal segments. The 1st antennal segment has a black club, and the femora are tipped with brown (not black). The head is shorter than the pronotum.
Similar Species
other Berytinus species
Recording advice
Good photographs
Habitat
grassland with leguminous species - restharrow, clovers
When to see it
Adults overwinter, mating early in the spring; the new generation is complete from July onwards.
UK Status
Common (ref.: UK checklist 2021 on British Bugs website). The commonest and most widespread UK stiltbug.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020




