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Family Pentatomatidae
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Length 4-4.5 mm
Description Small pale brown Shieldbug of grassland with paler margins to the pronotum and abdomen, and a central pale stripe running down the mid line on the pronotum and scutellum It has a short head is which is flattened to the front.
Life Cycle Nymphs feed on meadow grass (Poa sp); the new generation of adults is complete by August.
Habitat Grasslands across southern and central England.
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