| Tree damsel bug | |
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| Himacerus apterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nabidae |
| Genus: | Himacerus |
| Species: | H. apterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himacerus apterus (Fabricius, 1798) | |
Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, [1] is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.
The species is 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) long for males and 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) for females. [2] It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings. [1] It wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)
It is found in most of Europe [3] and southern and central Asia. [4] Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern Nova Scotia. [5]
The species feeds on mites, aphids and other small insects. [1]
Adults lay eggs in late summer on plant stems which hatch in spring. [4] Larvae are found from May to August. [1]
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