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 edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthotylus
Species:
O. bilineatus
Binomial name
Orthotylus bilineatus
(Fallén, 1807)

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

Wikidata ☰ Q7104956 entry