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There are around 2000 species of True Bugs (Hemiptera) in Britain, which include leafhoppers, froghoppers, aphids and shieldbugs. So far, 81 Hemiptera species have been recorded at Peartree Green. Here are some photos of the bugs we have seen here, a small fraction of those likely to be found...
Anthocoridae
Flower Bugs (33 British species)
Anthocoridae - Flower bug (nymph) Adults and nymphs are predators of other small invertebrates.
Photo: Geoff Frampton (Seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Aphrophoridae
Froghoppers (9 British species)
Philaenus spumarius - Common Froghopper Their nymphs feed on plants, producing the familiar 'cuckoo spit' froth for protection and camouflage. These froghoppers are rather variable in their colours and patterns
Photo: Geoff Frampton (Seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Cicadellidae
Leafhoppers (285 British species)
Eupteryx species - Leafhopper One of many similar and very small species that feed on a range of plants
Photo: Geoff Frampton
Coreidae
Leaf-Footed Bugs (11 British species)
Coriomeris denticulatus - Denticulate Leatherbug
Feeds on a wide range of plants, especially Clovers and Melilots
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our August Bug Walk 2024)
Coreus marginatus - Dock Bug
Nymphs feed on dock and other related plants
Photos: Geoff Frampton (seen on pur insect walks in 2023 and 2024)
Gonocerus acuteangulatus - Box Bug
Historically this was a rare bug found only at Box Hill in Surrey where it feeds on Box trees, but it has consideraby expanded its range and can be found on a wider range of trees and shrubs
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our June 2024 insect walk)
Styromastus rhombeus - Rhombic Leatherbug
Adults and nymphs feed on campions and related plants
Photos (adult and nymph): Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Issidae
Planthoppers (2 British species)
Issus species
These planthoppers are herbivorous on a range of woody plants including most deciduous trees
Photos: Geoff Frampton (seen on our June 2024 Insect Walk)
Miridae
Capsid Bugs (229 British species)
Deraeocoris ruber - Red Bug
A predator of other small insects
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our August Bug Walk 2024)
Leptopterna dolobrata - Comon Meadow Bug
Feeds on a variety of grasses
Photos: Geoff Frampton (seen on our 2023 and 2024 Insect Walks)
Liocoris tripustulatus - Common Nettle Bug
Adults and nymphs feed on nettles
Photo: Geoff Frampton
Notostira elongata - Grass Bug
Feeds on gresses, especially Common Couch
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our August Bug Walk 2024)
Phytocoris tiliae
Feeds on small insects and mites on a wide range of deciduous trees.
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Stenotus binotatus
Feeds mainly on the flowering heads of grasses
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our June 2024 Insect Walk)
Pentatomidae
Shield Bugs (27 British species)
Aelia acuminata - Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug Nymphs feed on the seeds of various grasses.
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Palomena prasina - Common Green Shield Bug (nymph) Feeds on a wide variety of plants
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Pentatoma rufipes - Red-Legged Shield Bug (nymph) The adults are partly predatory, feeding on caterpillars and other insects as well as fruits
Photos: Geoff Frampton (seen on our June 2024 Insect Walk)
Peribalus strictus - Vernal Shield Bug
Feeds on a wide range of plants and their fruits
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our April 2024 Flower & Insect Walk)
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