Anthocoris musculus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Anthocoridae |
Genus: | Anthocoris |
Species: | A. musculus |
Binomial name | |
Anthocoris musculus (Say, 1832) | |
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