Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Heteroptera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Family Miridae | |
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Similar Orthops kalmii, Orthops basalis, Neolygus viridis, Notostira elongata, Apolygus spinolae | ||
Orthops campestris is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae, that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Faroe Islands, Iceland and African islands such as Canary Islands and Cyprus.
Description and ecology
It is 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long with short antennae. They feed on wild parsnip. Adults overwinter after which they mate in spring. The new generation starts in July.
References
Orthops campestris Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA