Biology:Orthotylus flavosparsus
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Short description: Species of true bug
| Orthotylus flavosparsus | |
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| Orthotylus flavosparsus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Orthotylus |
| Species: | O. flavosparsus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthotylus flavosparsus (C. R. Sahlberg, 1841)
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Orthotylus flavosparsus is a species of plant-eating bug in the Miridae family, which is found everywhere in Europe except for Albania and Iceland.[3] It was introduced to North America.[4]
Description
The adult Orthotylus flavosparsus is normally about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in length,[4] and green in colour.[5]
Ecology
The species can be found on oraches and chenopods, which is their main food.[4]
References
- ↑ "Orthotylus flavosparsus (Sahlberg, C., 1841)". Discover Life. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Orthotylus+flavosparsus. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ Thomson, C. G. (1871). "Ofversigt af de i Sverige fauna arter af gruppen Capsina". Opuscula Entomologica 4 (20): 410–452.
- ↑ "Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus (C.R. Sahlberg, 1841)". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=451729. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Orthotylus flavosparsus". http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/orthotylus_flavosparsus.html. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Orthotylus flavosparsus". Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/itsaboyd/7706937346/. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7104974 entry
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