During the afternoon of 3 August I saw a large bug on the floor of our conservatory, it was a species quite unfamiliar to me, I firstly thought it was a species of Longhorn Beetle. From the tip of its abdomen to the end of its antenna it measured around 3/4 inch in length. This beautiful bug is a Western Conifer Seed Bug, a North American species which was first recorded in Europe (Italy) in the late 1990's, it was first recorded in Britain in 2007.
The following are a couple of picture of the Western Conifer Seed Bug, firstly in our conservatory and then after I relocated it into the garden.
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| Western Conifer Seed Bug in our conservatory 3 August |
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| Western Conifer Seed Bug 3 August 2025 (safely relocated) |
