Kingdom Animalia Suborder Heteroptera Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Miridae Genus Apolygus Order True bugs | |
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Similar True bugs, Adelphocoris seticornis, Apolygus lucorum, Closterotomus, Orthops campestris | ||
Apolygus spinolae is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found throughout Europe, except for Albania, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Malta, and Portugal.
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Description
Adults length is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The species are coloured black on the bottom and green on top, with a brownish back.
Ecology
They feed on plants of various kinds, including bog-myrtle, bramble, creeping thistle, meadowsweet, and nettle. The species are active June–September.
References
Apolygus spinolae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA