Kingdom Animalia Family Miridae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Phylinae Genus Macrotylus Order True bugs | |
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Similar True bugs, Oncotylus viridiflavus, Mecomma ambulans, Salvia glutinosa, Orthops basalis | ||
Macrotylus quadrilineatus is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae.
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Ecology
The main host plant is Jupiter's Distaff (Salvia glutinosa, Lamiaceae). This plant bug feeds on the juices of the plant and on small insects entrapped on the sticky salvia.
Distribution
It is mainly found in Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Romania, Switzerland, Slovenia, Poland and former Yugoslavia.
Description
Macrotylus quadrilineatus can reach a length of about 5 millimetres (0.20 in). The body and legs color is black, with four white lines (hence the species name).
References
Macrotylus quadrilineatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA