Orthops kalmii

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Orthops kalmii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthops
Species:
O. kalmii
Binomial name
Orthops kalmii
Synonyms
  • Cimex kalmiiLinnaeus, 1758

Orthops kalmii, commonly known as kalm's plant bug, is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae and subfamily Mirinae. It can be found everywhere in Europe with the exception of the islands Azores, the Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Malta. [1] Then east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It is 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long. [2] [3] Both nymphs and adults feed on Apiaceae without preference. The name honours Finnish naturalist Pehr Kalm.

References

  1. "Orthops (Orthops) kalmii (Linnaeus, 1758)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. "Orthops kalmii". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, page 133. ISBN   978-90-71912-19-1.