Creeping Thistle Lacebug
Tingis ampliata

TQ4972 31/05/2019 ©Raymond Small
Common Lacebug (3-4mm) that lives on Creeping Thistle. It is covered in white powdery waxy deposits and has four rows of meshes at the edge of the pronotum and forewings. The fourth antennal segment is wider than 3rd and there are three small projections located between the antennae. This species overwinters as an adult and is found on the foodplant in the spring and early summer.
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