Oncotylus viridiflavus
Oncotylus viridiflavus
Description
Length 5 to 6 mm. The black patterning on the head and pronotum combined with the blueish green colour are unique amongst the UK Miridae.
Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
This species can be identified with care but there are similar species that it could be confused with.
Habitat
On flowering heads of knapweed.
When to see it
Adult: July to September
Life History
Feeds on knapweed.
UK Status
Occasional in southern and central England and some parts of Wales.
VC55 Status
Occasional.
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
05 August 2020
Melinda Bell
Heather,QEDJWood
08 July 2024
nymph
sue
Bagworth CP, valley between main path and railway
05 July 2020
nymph
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
14 July 2018
Kate Nightingale
Ketton Quarry
29 August 2016
AJ Cann
Wymeswold Meadows
15 August 2015
Kate Nightingale
Ketton Quarry
15 August 2017
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