Orthotylus virescens

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Alternative names

Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescens

Description

A narrow oval green bug found on Broom, about 4.5mm long. The dorsal surface is covered in erect dark hairs and it has a dark wing membrane. The rostrum is very short, reaching only to the hind margin of the mesobasisternum

Similar Species

Other species of Orthotylus are very similar. Two other species are also found on Broom

Identification difficulty

ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)

Check for dark hairs on dorsal surface, and short rostrum

Recording advice

Note the plant species on which you found it. This cannot be verified from field photos; information about size and detailed photos showing dark hairs and short rostrum are needed

Habitat

Broom

UK Status

Very common (ref. British Heteroptera checklist (2021) https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/systematic_het.html

VC55 Status

Under-recorded. Likely to be present wherever broom is found, and therefore occasional

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/orthotylus_virescens.html