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Orsillus depressus
Family: Lygaeidae

 First recorded in the late 1980s, this continental seed bug has become naturalised in the UK and is now common in southern and central England at least.

Originally native to southern Europe, where a number of trees in the Cupressaceae are used as hostplants, in Britain it is often associated with Lawson's Cypress.

 Adult: All year
Length ~6 mm

 Orsillus depressus
Adult: north London (November 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Adult: south London (October 2007) ©Toby Barton
 		Adult: south London (October 2007) ©Toby Barton
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Adult: south London (May 2010) ©Tristan Bantock

 		Adult: south London (September 2010) ©Tristan Bantock