Nymph on Carex rostrata

Length: 7-9.2mm

Egg	Nymph	Adult
May - June (2 Weeks)	June - August (Earliest: 2.8)	August - June (Earliest: 10.4)

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland	Peat Bogs and Mires
Food:	Lochmaea caprea Larva	Calluna vulgaris Juices
Possible Food:	Other Chrysomelidae
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Tachinidae Larvae

British Bugs: Rhacognathus punctatus Heather Shieldbug
Plant Parasites of Europe: Rhacognathus punctatus

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