Biology:Megaloceroea recticornis
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Short description: Species of true bug
| Megaloceroea recticornis | |
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| Megaloceroea recticornis on Achillea millefolium flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Mirinae |
| Tribe: | Stenodemini |
| Genus: | Megaloceroea |
| Species: | M. recticornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785)
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Megaloceroea recticornis is a species of plant bugs in the Miridae family, that is found throughout the British Isles,[1][2] much of mainland Europe, and North America.[3]
Description
Adults length is 8–10 mm, the colour of which is green.[4]
Ecology
Both adults and larvae feed on various grasses, usually on meadow foxtail, red fescue, timothy[5] and yarrow (as illustrated).
References
- ↑ "Megaloceroea recticornis". http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds6/insectinfocusmegaloceroearecticornis.htm.
- ↑ Southwood TRE, Leston D (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Warne.
- ↑ "Megaloceroea recticornis". http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Megaloceroea+recticornis.
- ↑ Botting, Joseph. "Megaloceraea recticornis". http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/megaloceraea_recticornis.html.
- ↑ "Plant Bug - Megaloceroea recticornis". http://www.cirrusimage.com/bugs_plant_Megaloceroea_recticornis.htm.
See also
Wikidata ☰ Q6808460 entry
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