Species Lygocoris pabulinus - Common Green Capsid

=Dolicholygus scrophulariae

Lygocoris pabulinus (Linnaeus 1761)

5-7 mm

holarctic, across s. Canada to AK, and less common to the south - Map (1), more common in Europe

fields, meadows, yards, gardens; adults active day and night, come to lights

adults May-Oct

young nymphs of the first generation feed on leaves of currant, gooseberry, apple, pear, and plum

older nymphs and adults of the first generation, and all stages of the second generation feed on leaves of many herbaceous plants, including potato, sugarbeet, and strawberry, as well as raspberry

two generations per year; overwinters as an egg on woody plants; up to 6 eggs/day are laid on woody hostplants in fall, each female laying up to 200 eggs; these eggs hatch in spring, and first generation nymphs feed on woody hosts, then move to herbaceous hosts to complete their development; second generation oviposition and feeding occurs almost entirely on herbaceous plants

live adult images by various photographers, plus description, hostplants, similar species, seasonality (British Bugs, UK)

adult closeup images (Alan Hadley, UK)

biology article abstract (L.H.M. Blommers et al, Journal of Applied Entomology)

distribution; PDF doc plus habitat and seasonality [species listed as Lygus pabulinus] (Hakan Lindberg, Hemiptera Heteroptera from Newfoundland, American Museum of Natural History)