Species Detail - Heather Bug (Rhacognathus punctatus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Rhacognathus punctatus
Heather Bug
NHMSYS0020309768
UnverifiedUnverified
N/A
rhpun
(Linnaeus, 1758)
insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Species
44
22
22
12/08/2005
22/06/2023
26 March (recorded in 2020)
15 September (recorded in 2020)
Dr. Brian Nelson, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Heather Bug (Rhacognathus punctatus), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/85639>