Anthocoris musculus

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Anthocoris musculus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Anthocoris
Species:
A. musculus
Binomial name
Anthocoris musculus
(Say, 1832)

Anthocoris musculus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Anthocoris musculus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Anthocoris musculus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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