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| Anthocoris confusus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Genus: | Anthocoris |
| Species: | A. confusus |
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| Anthocoris confusus Reuter, 1884 | |
Anthocoris confusus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (including China and Japan) and North America. [1]
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It lives on various deciduous trees and feeds on aphids, such as the subfamily Thelaxinae and Psylloidea and Psocoptera.It is found on willow ( Salix ), beech ( Fagus ), maples ( Acer ), linden trees ( Tilia ), oak trees ( Quercus ), white thorns ( Crataegus ), elms ( Ulmus ), poplars ( Populus ) and ash ( Fraxinus ) among other trees.
