| This is a scarce and probably under-recorded
Anthocoris in the UK. Its scarcity is entirely
due to its preference for Mistletoe, on which it hunts
for the Psyllid Psylla visci. Mistletoe has a
patchy distribution in Nottinghamshire and is certainly
not the easist of plants to gain access to, as it usually
grows on the uppermost branches of mature trees. But in
July 2018, Tim Sexton was able to beat Mistletoe growing
and prompty turned up several Anthocoris visci,
producing what is almost certainly the first record for
Nottinghamshire. Our thanks go to Tim, for allowing us to
use his photographs here. |
