| A rare Mirid
bug in Nottinghamshire and indeed, the one photographed
below may well be the first county record. Found and
photographed at Bramcote Leisure Centre by Tim Sexton in
early September 2018, Pilophorus perplexus is
one of four similar UK species and is found on a range of
deciduous trees, but especially favours Oak. A late instar nymph, was
recently beaten from Oak on Budby South Forest in late August 2021. Thanks
go to Tim for kindly allowing us to use his photographs (upper two
photographs). |
