Ilyocoris cimicoides
Sometimes known more commonly as the Saucer Bug or Water Bug, Ilyocoris cimicoides is a widespread aquatic species, across the southern half of the UK. In Nottinghamshire, we have only recorded it from a large, shallow pond at the entrance to Warsop Main Pit Top, where several adults and nymphs were netted during searches for water beetles in August 2009. The photographs below, show examples of both adult (left) and large nymph (right).
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UK distribution of Ilyocoris cimicoides
 

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Updated September 2011

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