Lygus rugulipennis (Poppius, 1911)
A common species, especially on brownfield sites where Fat Hen grows. We found Lygus rugulipennis to be especially common on building land at Forest Town, Mansfield in late August 2013. The lower two photographs show the nymph.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Lygus rugulipennis
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Netherfield Wildlife Group. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Sorby Natural History Society. Jim Flanagan. NBGRC. Peter Kirby (Ploughman Wood Invertebrate survey 1998 on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust). David Shaw. Brian Wetton.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024

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