Apolygus spinolae

Apolygus spinolae
Apolygus spinolae depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 4)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Apolygus
Species: A. spinolae
Binomial name
Apolygus spinolae
(Meyer-Dür, 1843)

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]

Description

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

They feed on plants of various kinds, including bog-myrtle, bramble, creeping thistle, meadowsweet, and nettle. The species are active June–September.[2]

References

  1. "Apolygus spinolae (Meyer-Dur 1841)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. Ecology
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