Kleidocerys privignus

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Description

Very similar to Kleidocerys resedae but feeds on Alder (Alnus) and has different pigmentation with a partly darkened clavus and uninterrupted dark streak on the hind margin of the corium.

Similar Species

Other Kleidocerys

Identification difficulty

Recording advice

Records of Kleidocerys privignus will be accepted only for specimens taken directly from Alder (Alnus) and with detailed photos showing characteristic pigmentation.

Habitat

On Alder (Alnus).

UK Status

Unknown.

VC55 Status

Unknown.

Further Information

Opinion is divided over whetreh this is a species or form of K resedae. See: https://ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/05/kleidocerys-privignus.html and https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Lygaeidae/kleidocerys_resedae.html

AJ Cann
Narborough Bog
25 April 2025
uninterrupted dark streak on the hind margin of the corium
AJ Cann
Narborough Bog
25 April 2025
sue
Watermead North CP, small lake east of carpark
14 August 2025
from alder
sue
Watermead North CP, small lake east of carpark
14 August 2025
from alder