TQ4692 18/05/2022 ©Raymond Small

An attractive bug (6-8mm) that overwinters as an egg, hatching in spring as a pale whitish blue-green larvae. Adults are mainly seen from late May to July and are associated with oak trees. Mostly predatory feeding on small creatures such as aphids and bark flies. They also feed on unopened oak catkins and young acorns.

Invertebrates-----Shieldbugs-----Mirid Bugs-----Other Large Bugs-----4

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