Months sighted in garden
Mirid bug
Harpocera thoracica
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Hemiptera
Dark bug, ca. 6 mm in length with distinctive black and white patterning. Back legs black, mid and fore legs pale brown. Found on nettles under oak tree and in adjacent hedge. Male above (with black and white thorax); female below.