| Megalocoleus molliculus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Megalocoleus |
| Species: | M. molliculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalocoleus molliculus (Fallén, 1807) | |
Megalocoleus molliculus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Europe and east through the Palearctic to Siberia (excluding China). It also occurs in North America. [1]
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M. molliculus lives mainly on yarrow Achillea millefolium , more rarely also on tansy Tanacetum vulgare and other Compositae (Asteraceae) such as chamomile Matricaria , Artemisia and dog chamomile Anthemis . The adult bugs occur from late June to mid-September. The females pierce their eggs in the upper parts of the stems of their host plants.
