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Scientific name: Pantilius tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781) Common name: French name: Punaise des chatons Order: Heteroptera Family: Miridae Wingspan : 8-10 mm Biotope: On Alders (Alnus), Hazels (Corylus) and sometimes Birches (Betula), on young catkins. Geographic area: Palaearctic region. Observation period : August to October. |
Pantilius tunicatus is a small, elongated bug which is a reddish colour mottled with black. The intensity of the red colour may vary and young bugs can be green. The cuneus are whitish (small triangles at the tip of the hemelytra). The legs and the head are green. The antennae, of 4 articles, are shorter than the body. The two first articles are thicker than the two following ones which are also very short. The head shows a black longitudinal furrow between the eyes. Females lay their eggs on the host trees in autumn. Young bugs will only hatch out in August of the following year. These bugs grow without causing any damage to the host trees. |
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I have observed this bug on a wall located between one Hazel and one Birch. So I do not know on which tree it has grown. |
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Here is another specimen (or the same one as before), but observed right under the Hazel this times. |
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Here is a green juvenile. |
André Bon January 2023