Heath Damsel Bug Nabis ericetorum

Heath Damsel Bug Nabis ericetorum (Scholtz, 1847)
A heathland species, but can be difficult to identify as other species can be very similar and share a preference for the same grassy habitat. The wings just about cover the abdomen in the Heath Damsel Bug and there is usually a reddish colouration to the abdomen. The adult in the upper two photographs, turned up in the sweep net at Sherwood Heath SSSI in July 2012 and the nymph below, was swept from Heather on Budby South Forest in late July 2017.
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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Andy Godfrey (2006 Sherwood Heath SSSI invertebrate survey). Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014). Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). David Shaw. Jim Flanagan.

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Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Nabis ericetorum