Tree Damsel Bug
Himacerus apterus
Beetle

TQ4792 01/10/2018 ©Raymond Small

Inhabits on trees where it feeds on aphids, mites and other small insects. Adults (8-11mm) are normally seen from July until October. Eggs are laid late summer which hatch the following spring. The black connexivum has orange-red spots and the wings are reddish-brown.

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