Straw Stiltbug

Neides tipularius

"Neides tipularius" is a Palearctic stilt bug. It occurs from the Northern Mediterranean to Scandinavia and the British Isles. Further east it is found in Asia minor and the Caucasus to Central Asia. In Germany and the Alps it is widespread and not uncommon. In Britain it is locally common in large parts of the South. In Ireland it is rare.
Neides tipularius - Palearctic Stilt Bug Today, while arranging flowers at home, my wife discovered this delicate insect moving among the leaves. I didn't have time to attach a flash, so I took the photo in natural light. It was very difficult to focus on it, as its body is less than 1 mm thick and it was moving constantly. Animalia,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Ground bug,Hemiptera,Insecta,Lygaeidae,Lygaeoidea,Neides tipularius,Palearctic Stilt Bug,Seed bug,Sofia,Wildlife

Appearance

Adults are 9.5 to 11.5 mm long. They are drab grey-brown or straw coloured and easily recognizable by their slender elongate bodies and very long legs. The similar representatives of the genus "Berytinus" are smaller and have a much shorter second antennal segment. The hemielytra are always fully developed. Nymphs are colored green.

Food

"Neides tipularius" feeds on various herbaceous plants such as "Cerastium", "Arenaria", "Silene", various Caryophyllaceae, "Erodium", Geraniaceae and others. The imagines also feed on grasses (Poaceae such as "Corynephorus" and "Agrostis". They are associated with dry, sandy soils and coastal dunes.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyBerytidae
GenusNeides
SpeciesN. tipularius
Photographed in
Bulgaria