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Cyllecoris histrionius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Heteroptera

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Hemiptera

Infraorder
  
Cimicomomorpha

Cyllecoris histrionius

Similar
  
Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus, Orthotylus flavosparsus, Stenodema holsata, Capsus ater, Calocoris roseomaculatus

Cyllecoris histrionius is a species of bug in Miridae family that can be found in the United Kingdom, Iceland, Western, Eastern, and Central Europe. The species have strikingly marked and elongated body, and have a large black pronotrum that is narrowed at the front and is of yellowish-white colour. The eggs hatch in spring after they overwinter for a bit. The species hatch as bluish-green coloured larvae. Adults fly from May to July and could be found on oaks feeding on small insects such as aphids and bark flies.

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Cyllecoris histrionius Wikipedia