| Calocoris nemoralis | |
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| Calocoris nemoralis f. hispanica, upperside | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Calocoris |
| Species: | C. nemoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calocoris nemoralis (Fabricius, 1787) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Calocoris nemoralis is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Miridae or jumping tree bugs, subfamily Mirinae. [2]
Forms within this species include: [3]
This species can be found in most of Southern Europe (Cyprus, European Turkey, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta. Portugal and Spain). [4]
Calocoris nemoralis can reach a length of 8.5–9 millimetres (0.33–0.35 in) in males, of 8.2–9.5 millimetres (0.32–0.37 in) in females. [5] Bodies af these bugs are elongated. The head is black, very rarely clear. The dorsal surface is covered with dense black hairs. The membrane is black. Legs are black, femurs and tibiae are often partly red or yellow. [5]
Calocoris nemoralis is usually red coloured with black dots. [6] This species presents many forms, with an enormous variability in colors, that may be white, black, gray, yellowish, greenish or blood red, with and without black spots. [5] [7]
Adults of these bugs can be found from June to September. The main host plants are Cirsium , Carduus and Silybum species. Eggs overwinter. [5]
Calocoris is a genus of true bugs in the Miridae family.
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Deraeocoris ruberis a species of bug in the Miridae family.
Heterotoma planicornis is a species of bug from Miridae family.
Calocoris roseomaculatus is a species of bugs in the Mirinae subfamily of the Miridae family. It is found in Europe.
Grypocoris sexguttatus is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Miridae or plant bugs, subfamily Mirinae.
Closterotomus norvegicus is a species of bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It can be found feeding on nettle, clover, and cannabis, as well as Compositae, potatoes, carrots and chrysanthemums. They prefer to feed on the flowers, buds and unripe fruit. The species occurs in the Palearctic-British Isles and east across continental Europe to Siberia. It also occurs in the Nearctic as an adventive species. In 1997 it was moved from the genus Calocoris to its current name.
Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.
Macrolophus caliginosus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is omnivorous and both preys on insects and feeds on plant tissues. It is used in Europe in the biological control of whitefly in tomatoes grown under glass.
Brachycoleus decolor is a species of plant-feeding insects of the family Miridae.
Calocoris alpestris is a species of bug in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae.
Lygus gemellatus is a species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae.
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