Kingdom Animalia Suborder Heteroptera Scientific name Rhabdomiris striatellus Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Miridae Phylum Arthropoda Order True bugs | |
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Genus Rhabdomiris
Wagner, 1968 Similar Miris striatus, True bugs, Leptopterna, Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus, Closterotomus | ||
Striped oak bug rhabdomiris striatellus 2015 05 30
Rhabdomiris striatellus is a bug found widespread through the palearctic ecozone and common in the United Kingdom. The species is partial to oak trees. The body of the insect reaches 7–9 millimetres (0.3–0.4 in). The body is yellow to reddish brown and has yellow veins and dark stripes on its wings. The bug can also be much darker and similar to its relative, Miris striatus. The larvae suck flowers and fruits while the adults prey on aphids and the larvae of other insects.
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