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Length 13-15 m
Phenology Adult throughout Year
Description
Dock Bugs can be relatively large with variable ground colour but in the main it presents as a mottled reddish-brown squashbug . The abdomen is broad and oval A key identification feature is the two small projections between the antennae.
IMAGE WITH PERMISSION (C) COURTESY OF ASHLEY WOODD
Life Cycle Adu;ts mate and lay eggs in Spring with ne generation or Brood in a year The developed Nymphs may be found as new Adults in August . The principle host plant for nymphs is Dock (Rumex) and other Polygonaceae
Habitat Various diverse dry and damp habitats.It is less common further North
IMAGE COURTESY OF DAVE MONK (C) 2007 NYMPH
IMAGE COURTESY OF DAVE MONK (C) 2007 NYMPH
IMAGE COURTESY OF DAVE MONK (C) 2007 NYMPH
IMAGE COURTESY OF DAVE MONK (C) 2007 NYMPH
IMAGE COURTESY OF DAVE MONK (C) 2007 NYMPH
IMAGE COURTESY OF DAVE MONK (C) 2007 NYMPH
IMAGE COURTESY BRIAN PRICE (C) 2007
IMAGE COURTESY BRIAN PRICE (C) 2007
