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Odonotoscelis lineola
Family: Scutelleridae

 A small shieldbug with bands of silvery hairs along the length of the pronotum and scutellum (absent in the larger and rarer O. fuliginosa). The remainder of the dorsal surface is covered in dark hairs. The nymphs feed on Storksbill Erodium circutarium and overwinter, becoming adult in the spring and mating in June-July. 

 A scarce species which is local on coastal sand dunes in the south, and sandy heathland sites in Kent, Surrey and East Anglia, including the brecklands.

 Adult: most frequent June-July
Length 4.0-5.0 mm

see illustrated life stages chart		 Odonotoscelis lineola
Adult: Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
Odonotoscelis lineola Odonotoscelis lineola
Adult: Suffolk (July 2006) ©Stuart Read
Adult: Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
Odonotoscelis lineola Odonotoscelis lineola
Adult: Suffolk (July 2006) ©Stuart Read Adult: Suffolk (July 2006) ©Stuart Read