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Forget-me-not Shieldbug - Sehirus luctuosus

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Forget-me-not Shieldbug Forget-me-not Shieldbug - Sehirus luctuosus dylan Laundry Lane 4 Nov 2024, 2:55 p.m. 9 May 2024, 11:57 a.m.
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Forget-me-not Shieldbug - Sehirus luctuosus dylan Laundry Lane 4 Nov 2024, 2:55 p.m. 9 May 2024, 11:54 a.m.
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Forget-me-not Shieldbug - Sehirus luctuosus dylan Laundry Lane 4 Nov 2024, 2:55 p.m. 9 May 2024, 11:54 a.m.
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Forget-me-not Shieldbug - Sehirus luctuosus dylan Laundry Lane 4 Nov 2024, 2:55 p.m. 9 May 2024, 11:56 a.m.
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Forget-me-not Shieldbug - Sehirus luctuosus dylan Laundry Lane 4 Nov 2024, 2:55 p.m. 9 May 2024, 11:56 a.m.
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Forget-me-not Shieldbug - Sehirus luctuosus dylan Laundry Lane 4 Nov 2024, 2:55 p.m. 9 May 2024, 11:56 a.m.

Species Description

Widespread but local in the Southern half of the UK but absent from much of the West. Habitat includes: Places with Forget-me-not (Myosotis) often on light chalky soils in warm situations such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, lane-sides, roadside verges, railway banks, grassy banks, wasteland, open woodlands, coasts etc. Diet: Forget-me-not seeds. Length: 7 - 9 mm.

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