Macrodema micropterum
This tiny ground bug (Lygaeidae) was found in numbers around stands of heather on Sherwood Heath in mid-April 2011. Despite it's 3-4mm length, it was still surprising to find that this marked the first record for the Sherwood Forest NNR.
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UK distribution of Macrodema micropterum
 

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Updated September 2011

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