Orthocephalus saltator (Hahn, 1835) | ||
A small and indistinct Mirid Bug, one of two very similar species. In Orthocephalus saltator the hind tibiae are brown. Females are brachypterous, but males are macropterous (fully winged). Apparently a common species of grassy areas, these examples were found in sparsely vegetated areas of dry ground at Warsop Main Pit Top in late August 2013 and Bilsthorpe Pit Top in July 2017 (lower photographs). | ||
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Orthocephalus saltator |
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