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Orthops campestris | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Genus: | Orthops |
Species: | O. campestris |
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Orthops campestris | |
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Orthops campestris is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae and subfamily Mirinae. [1] It can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Faroe Islands, Iceland and African islands such as Canary Islands, and Cyprus. [2] It can also be found across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.
It is 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long with short antennae. They feed on wild parsnip, Angelica , Heracleum , Aegopodium , Daucus , Anthriscus , Pimpinella , Anethum , and in gardens on Levisticum officinale . Adults overwinter after which they mate in spring. The new generation starts in July. [3] [4]