Brachynotocoris puncticornis
Brachynotocoris puncticornis
Description
4-5mm long. Green with yellow borders adjoining the hemelytral margins (usually). The base of the hemelytra are wider than the pronotum and the scutellum is longer than the pronotum. The rostrum is short, and expanded near the apex as in Platycranus bicolor.
Similar Species
Other green Mirids, particularly Orthotylus spp.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Detailed photos required.
Habitat
On Ash.
UK Status
Uncommon. First recorded in UK in 2006.
VC55 Status
Uncommon.
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
11 August 2024
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
21 August 2023
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
21 August 2023
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