Tree Damsel Bug (lat. Himacerus apterus)

Tree Damsel Bug
Tree Damsel Bug

Description

The species is 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) long for males and 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) for females. It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings. It wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)

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Tree Damsel Bug

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe and southern and central Asia. Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern Nova Scotia.

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Diet

The species feeds on mites, aphids and other small insects.

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Ecology

Adults lay eggs in late summer on plant stems which hatch in spring. Larvae are found from May to August.

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Tree Damsel Bug

External links

Himacerus apterus on Nature Spot

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