Biology:Orthotylus bilineatus
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Short description: Species of true bug
Orthotylus bilineatus | |
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Orthotylus bilineatus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 7) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Genus: | Orthotylus |
Species: | O. bilineatus
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Binomial name | |
Orthotylus bilineatus (Fallén, 1807)
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Orthotylus bilineatus is a species of bug from the Miridae family that can be found everywhere in Europe (except for Belgium, Greece, Lithuania, Portugal, and Yugoslavian states).[1] To the east it spreads over the Palearctic to the Russian Far East and Siberia to China and Japan .
Description
The colour of the species is dark green with black stripes on the sides, and antennas.[2]
Distribution
The species can be found throughout Finland , Norway , Slovenia, Sweden, and the British Isles.
Ecology
The species prefers feeding on aspen, but may also be found on grey poplar.
References
- ↑ "Orthotylus (Pseudorthotylus) bilineatus (Fallén, 1807)". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=451800. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Description". British Bugs. http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/orthotylus_bilineatus.html. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q7104956 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthotylus bilineatus.
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