Chorosoma schillingi
Chorosoma schillingi
Description
A very long and narrow straw-coloured bug, 14-16mm long, found in grasslands. It is usually brachypterous.
Similar Species
Some Mirid bugs found in grasslands are also very long and thin, but do not have ocelli or membraneous wings
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Records should be accompanied by good photographs.
Habitat
Grasslands.
UK Status
Locally common; mainly southern and coastal distribution (ref. British Heteroptera checklist (2021) https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/systematic_het.html)
VC55 Status
Uncommon; very few records for VC55.
Further Information
Melinda Bell
Warren Hills
29 August 2025
estimated length 15mm
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Moira, Hicks Lodge, grassland by smaller lake
11 September 2023
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Moira, Hicks Lodge, grassland by smaller lake
11 September 2023
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Moira, Hicks Lodge, grassland by smaller lake
11 September 2023
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