Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 398

Closterotomus biclavatus is a species of plant bug found in most of Europe. They are commonly found in trees and bushes, wet forests, edge rows, and spruce forest edges. Males can reach a length of 5.5-7 millimeters, while females range from 6.5-7.6 millimeters. They have a black or dark brown body with brown or dark brown legs, and a distinctive enlarged blackened apex of the second antennal segment. Nymphs can be found in June, while adults are present from late June to September. They feed on a variety of trees and shrubs, including blackberries, birch, hazelnut, honeysuckle, blueberry, common ash, and small insects. They overwinter as eggs and have one generation per year.