Metatropis rufescens
Family: Berytidae
This large and umistakeable orange-brown stiltbug is a woodland species, feeding on the leaves of enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana.
Found
throughout much of southern Britain including Wales, although absent
from Ireland. Adults overwinter, mating in the early summer. The new
generation is complete by August.
Adult: All year
Length 9-11 mm
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Adult: north Wales (July 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: north Wales (July 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: Surrey (October 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: Surrey (October 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
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Nymph: Surrey (September 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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