Biology:Orthotylus nassatus

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Short description: Species of true bug

Orthotylus nassatus
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Orthotylus nassatus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 9)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthotylus
Species:
O. nassatus
Binomial name
Orthotylus nassatus
(Fabricius, 1787)

Orthotylus nassatus is a species of bug from a family of Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Andorra, Liechtenstein, and various European islands.[1] and east across the Palearctic to Siberia and from Asia Minor to the Caucasus.

Description

Adults are 5.0 millimetres (0.20 in) long, the colour of which is blue-green. Antennas are pale from above, with a dark line on the underside.[2]

Ecology

The species feeds on trees, like: lime, oak, and ash. They are active from July–September.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7104989 entry