Lucerne Bug
Adelphocoris lineolatus
Beetle

TQ4692 15/07/2021 ©Raymond Small

Adults (8-9mm) are found in grassland from July until October on various herbaceous legumes including clover and vetch.  Mirids in the genus Adelphocoris share similar characteristics such as a large elongate body, large eyes, long antennae, prominent tibial spines and a long rostrum reaching the hind coxae.

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