Orthotylus flavosparsus

Orthotylus flavosparsus
Orthotylus flavosparsus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Orthotylus
Species:	O. flavosparsus
Binomial name
Orthotylus flavosparsus (C. R. Sahlberg, 1841)
Synonyms [1] [2]
Melanotrichus falvosparsus Orthotylus parallelusLindberg, 1927 Orthotylus viridipunctatusReuter, 1899 Orthotylus nigropilosusLindberg, 1934 Orthotylus viridipennisDahlbom, 1851 Orthotylus guttulaMatsumura 1917 Orthotylus bicolorCarvalho & Carpintero 1986 Orthotylus pulchellusReuter 1874 Orthotylus deflavusStichel 1957 Phytocoris flavosparsusSahlberg, C., 1841 Phytocoris viridipennisDahlbom 1851

Orthotylus flavosparsus is a species of plant-eating bug in the Miridae family, which is found everywhere in Europe except for Albania and Iceland. ^[3] It was introduced to North America. ^[4]

Description

The adult Orthotylus flavosparsus is normally about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in length, ^[4] and green in colour. ^[5]

Ecology

The species can be found on oraches and chenopods, which is their main food. ^[4]

References

1. "Orthotylus flavosparsus (Sahlberg, C., 1841)". Discover Life. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
2. Thomson, C. G. (1871). "Ofversigt af de i Sverige fauna arter af gruppen Capsina". Opuscula Entomologica. 4 (20): 410–452.
3. "Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus (C.R. Sahlberg, 1841)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
4. "Orthotylus flavosparsus" . Retrieved October 14, 2013.
5. "Orthotylus flavosparsus". Flickr . Retrieved October 14, 2013.

External links

• "Orthotylus flavosparsus". The Encyclopedia of Life .