Apolygus spinolae
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| Apolygus spinolae | |
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| File:SaundersHemipteraHeteropteraBritishIslesPlate23.jpg | |
| Apolygus spinolae depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 4) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Apolygus |
| Species: | A. spinolae
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| Binomial name | |
| Apolygus spinolae (Meyer-Dür, 1843)
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Apolygus spinolae is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found throughout Europe, except for Albania, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Malta, and Portugal.[1] and not in the extreme south. Then east across the Palearctic to Siberia, and through Central Asia to China and Japan
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults length is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The species are coloured black on the bottom and green on top, with a brownish back.
Ecology
[edit | edit source]They feed on plants of various kinds, including bog-myrtle (Myrica gale), bramble (Rubus), creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), and nettle (Urtica). The species are active June–September.[2]
References
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