Oxycarenus lavaterae on Tilia
Very grainy snapshot of Linden tree (Tilia) with large population of Oxycarenus lavaterae.
Image was used in various publications addressing the first records of a population of this species in the Netherlands as well as in a field guide:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318502240_Nieuwe_en_interessante_Nederlandse_wantsen_VII_Hemiptera_Heteroptera_New_and_interesting_Dutch_bugs_VII_Hemiptera_Heteroptera
https://www.floron.nl/Portals/1/Downloads/Vrijwilligersdag Brabant 2017/Lezing 5 Wantsenatlas.pdf?ver=2017-05-29-145245-410
"Oxycarenus lavaterae" is a species of "ground bug" belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. It is found on and feeds upon plants in the Malvaceae family, such as Lavatera, Althea, Hibiscus, and Malva. It forms aggregates to winter over, typically on lime trees.
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