Biology:Lopidea major

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Short description: Species of true bug

Lopidea major
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Tribe: Orthotylini
Genus: Lopidea
Species:
L. major
Binomial name
Lopidea major
Knight, 1918
Synonyms[1]
  • Lopidea polingorum Knight, 1965
  • Knight, 1918 Lopidea texana

Lopidea major, the Red Mountain laurel mirid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] It is a frequently-encountered pest of the Texas Mountain Laurel, though they apparently do little real damage.[4][5]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q10569709 entry