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| Toby |
Posted on 27-03-2007 00:26
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 Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
maybe not oval shaped enough but can anyone ID this species - seen quite commonly on trees in SW london this time of year, size about 4mm:
Edited by Toby on 27-03-2007 01:15 |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 27-03-2007 04:48
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13910 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Racketman wrote: maybe not oval shaped enough but can anyone ID this species - seen quite commonly on trees in SW london this time of year, size about 4mm: This is Kleidocerys resedae (Lygaeidae), living on birchs. During the cold season often found at houses etc. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| crex |
Posted on 27-03-2007 08:03
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Juergen Peters wrote: This is Kleidocerys resedae (Lygaeidae), living on birchs. During the cold season often found at houses etc. In the UK there are also Kleidocerys ericae which is very similar ... |
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| Toby |
Posted on 27-03-2007 08:23
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
Thanks, looks identical to the specimen in Bio Images.  |
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| Andrew Whittington |
Posted on 27-03-2007 16:45
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 Member Location: Snowdonia Posts: 109 Joined: 30.01.07 |
crex wrote: Juergen Peters wrote: This is Kleidocerys resedae (Lygaeidae), living on birchs. During the cold season often found at houses etc. In the UK there are also Kleidocerys ericae which is very similar ... K. ericae is almost totally restricted to heather. So, although the size straddles both possibilities, I'd go for K. resedae given that this is on trees. -----o0o----- Andrew E. Whittington https://flyevidence.co.uk/ |
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