Birch Catkin Bug (Kleidocerys resedae)Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

 Bugs  Lygaeidae 

23 May 2022 
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Adults overwinter, emerging and breeding in the early spring, when they fly and emit mating calls using a strigil found on one of the hind wing veins. Larvae occur between March and September and there are several generations a year (Nature spot)


Host Plant Silver Birch (Betula pendula)







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