Orthotylus bilineatus
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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
[edit]The colour of the species is dark green with black stripes on the sides, and antennas.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The species can be found throughout Finland, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, and the British Isles.
Ecology
[edit]The species prefers feeding on aspen, but may also be found on grey poplar.
References
[edit]- ^ "Orthotylus (Pseudorthotylus) bilineatus (Fallén, 1807)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Description". British Bugs. Retrieved October 14, 2013.