Nick.Ramsey
Leptopterna dolabrata
Two images taken on different days in different locations but both show the male of the bug.
Length 8.0-8.5 mm.
Leptopterna species are large and common grass bugs which often have reddish or orange-yellow forewings. They have a transverse furrow between the eyes and the legs and antennae are covered in long dark hairs.
There are two very similar species, both of which are sexually dimorphic. Males are always fully-winged and females usually partly-winged.
Male: Colour darkens with age, from black and yellow to black and orange-red The one in this photo).
The length of the 2nd antennal segment is much greater than the 3rd and 4th combined.
Female: The 2nd antennal segment is thinner than the base of the front tibia.
Feeds on a variety of grasses - neither of these are on grass though.
Leptopterna dolabrata
Two images taken on different days in different locations but both show the male of the bug.
Length 8.0-8.5 mm.
Leptopterna species are large and common grass bugs which often have reddish or orange-yellow forewings. They have a transverse furrow between the eyes and the legs and antennae are covered in long dark hairs.
There are two very similar species, both of which are sexually dimorphic. Males are always fully-winged and females usually partly-winged.
Male: Colour darkens with age, from black and yellow to black and orange-red The one in this photo).
The length of the 2nd antennal segment is much greater than the 3rd and 4th combined.
Female: The 2nd antennal segment is thinner than the base of the front tibia.
Feeds on a variety of grasses - neither of these are on grass though.