Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Miridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Genus Phytocoris | |
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Similar Phytocoris, Phytocoris varipes, Orthops kalmii, Phytocoris tiliae, True bugs | ||
Phytocoris ulmi is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
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Description
The species is brownish coloured and is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) long. Its 1st antennal segment is thin with the hairs being long.
Distribution
It is mainly absent from Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Madeira, Malta, Portugal, and central part of Russia.
Ecology
Phytocoris ulmi found in hedgerows and woods especially on hawthorn.
References
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