Kingdom Animalia Suborder Heteroptera Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Miridae Genus Orthotylus Order True bugs | |
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Similar Orthotylus, True bugs, Orthops kalmii, Orthotylus marginalis, Phytocoris varipes | ||
Orthotylus flavosparsus is a species of plant-eating bug in the Miridae family, which is found everywhere in Europe except for Albania and Iceland. It was introduced to North America.
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Description
The adult Orthotylus flavosparsus is normally about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in length, and green in colour.
Ecology
The species can be found on oraches and chenopods, which is their main food.
References
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