Cyllecoris histrionius explained

Cyllecoris histrionius is a species of bug in Miridae family that can be found in the British Isles, Iceland, Western, Eastern, and Central Europe.[1] and also in North Africa and east across Asia Minor to the Caucasus.The species have strikingly marked and elongated body, and have a large black pronotum that is narrowed at the front and is of yellowish-white colour. The eggs hatch in spring after they overwinter for a bit. The species hatch as bluish-green coloured larvae. Adults fly from May to July and could be found on oaks feeding on small insects such as aphids and bark flies.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cyllecoris histrionius (Linnaeus, 1767). https://web.archive.org/web/20131014171534/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=451878. dead. October 14, 2013. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. October 13, 2013.
  2. http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/cyllecoris_histrionius.html Description, distribution, and habitat