Months sighted in garden
Tarnished plant bug
Lygus sp.
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Hemiptera
Small (ca. 7 mm) bug with distinctive pale triangular scutellum with two anterior notches. Pronotum and head brownish; clavus and corium greenish-red. Fibula with red distal band. Species id requires microscopic examination of ornamentation. Found in wild flower border 22 May, and 18th September, 2025.