Pionosomus varius
Family: Lygaeidae
A
small and attractively-marked ground bug which is covered in bristly
dark hairs. There is a white mark on the wing membrane and the 2nd
antennal segment is largely pale.
A very scarce species with recent records from the south Pembrokeshire
coast and Gower peninsula in Wales and the Sandwich Bay area of Kent.
The bug occurs in sand dunes and forms small colonies
which are easily overlooked. It has been found in association with
several plants, including Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
and Little Mouse-ear Cerastium
semidecandrum.
Adult: All year
Length 2.0-3.0 mm
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Adult:
Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan
Bantock
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Adult:
Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan
Bantock
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Adult:
Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan
Bantock
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