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Dock bug

Coreus marginatus

Description:

Mating on a Rumex sp.

Habitat:

Scrubby grassland

1 Species ID Suggestions

oxyjack
oxyjack 11 years ago
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus (Coreidae) Coreus marginatus Dock Bug


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5 Comments

oxyjack
oxyjack 11 years ago

You're welcome Craig! Love your photos.

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 11 years ago

Thank you very much for the correction and ID oxyjack! It's great to put a name to these.

oxyjack
oxyjack 11 years ago

Although it does resemble the shield bugs (Superfamily Pentatomoidea), this is actually a member of the leaf-footed bugs, the Coreidae, which belong to a different Superfamily, the Coreoidea.

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 11 years ago

:)

RaquelAntunes
RaquelAntunes 11 years ago

Nice shot!

craigwilliams
Spotted by
craigwilliams

London Borough of Bexley, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 1, 2011
Submitted on Feb 14, 2012

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