Broad Damsel Bug
Taken at Musselburgh on 5th August 2018 with Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Broad Damsel Bug.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Nabis flavomarginatus.
Hemiptera.
Nabidae
Food:

Length:

Habitat:
Flies/Found:

Feature:
They are generalist predators, catching almost any insect smaller than themselves, and cannibalizing each other when no other food is available.
7 - 9 mm.
In crop fields and uncultivated areas.
Larvae found May - September.
Adults found June - October.