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 Saw this last weekend in southern England - size about 8mm Smile

Can anyone put a name to it?
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 Probably Zicrona coerulea.
 
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 Looks a good match - thanks Grin

Are they unusual? I have never seen them before.
 
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 Chris - have a look at http://www.britis...rulea.html
- this fairly recent site looks like a good source of information on British Hemiptera.
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 Thanks Tony - I've bookmarked that for the future - nice site Grin I had assumed it was herbivorous - didn't know it was predatory.
 
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