Iassus lanio (Linnaeus, 1761)
Iassus lanio is a common species of deciduous woodland where it is found on Oak, but both nymphs and adults can also be beaten off Bracken. A fairly large species, measuring around 10mm. This adult was found at Sherwood Forest CP in July 2010.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Iassus lanio
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. K N A Alexander (Invertebrate assemblage condition at Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI and Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI survey reports 2009-10). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014). Sorby Natural History Society. Peter Kirby (Ploughman Wood Invertebrate survey 1998 on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust). 

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Updated January 2022

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