Kingdom Animalia Family Miridae Genus Malacocoris Order True bugs | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar True bugs, Orthotylus marginalis, Pantilius tunicatus, Orthops kalmii, Blepharidopterus angulatus | ||
Malacocoris chlorizans (commonly known as delicate apple capsid) is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Orthotylinae.
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Description
The species is green coloured and is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) long.
Distribution
It is found in Europe (mainly absent from Albania, Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Madeira, Malta and the Republic of Macedonia).
Ecology
Malacocoris chlorizans is found in deciduous trees, especially in hazel where it feeds on mites and aphids. Adults fly from May to October.
References
Malacocoris chlorizans Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA