Orthops campestris

Orthops campestris
Orthops campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthops
Species: O. campestris
Binomial name
Orthops campestris
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Cimex campestris Linnaeus, 1758

Orthops campestris is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae,[1] that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Faroe Islands, Iceland and African islands such as Canary Islands and Cyprus.[2]

Description and ecology

It is 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long with short antennae. They feed on wild parsnip. Adults overwinter after which they mate in spring. The new generation starts in July.[3]

References

  1. Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1577, pages 132 & 133. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
  2. "Orthops (Orthops) campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. "Orthops campestris". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.


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