Dock Bug
The Dock Bug is fairly large bug, mottled reddish-brown in colouration with a broad, oval abdomen, dark brown coloured wing membranes and orange coloured antennae with black tips.
The Dock Bug can be commonly found throughout the southern and central areas of the UK in areas of dense vegetation such as hedgerows, scrubland and wasteland. It feeds on the leaves and seeds of docks and sorrels.
There is one generation per year with the adults mating and laying eggs in spring. The resulting nymphs feed on dock and other related plants with any new adults usually found from August onwards.
Date: 12th June 2020
Location: Noak Bridge Nature Reserve, Noak Bridge, Essex
The Dock Bug can be commonly found throughout the southern and central areas of the UK in areas of dense vegetation such as hedgerows, scrubland and wasteland. It feeds on the leaves and seeds of docks and sorrels.
There is one generation per year with the adults mating and laying eggs in spring. The resulting nymphs feed on dock and other related plants with any new adults usually found from August onwards.
Date: 12th June 2020
Location: Noak Bridge Nature Reserve, Noak Bridge, Essex
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