Orthotylus marginalis

Orthotylus marginalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Orthotylus
Species:	O. marginalis
Binomial name
Orthotylus marginalis Reuter, 1883

Orthotylus marginalis is a species of stinkbugs from the Miridae family that can be found throughout Europe (except for Liechtenstein and various European islands). ^{[1] [2]} then east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.

Description

Adults are 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long, and are green coloured. Their upper surface is covered with dense pale hairs, with brownish antennas. ^[3]

Ecology

The species members feed on alder, apple trees, currant, sloe, sallow, and willows. Adults feed on Aphididae, Tetranychidae, and Psyllidae. In some cases, they also feed on plants of pear trees, causing the pears to have stoney pits, among other damages. ^[4] They are not obligate zoophages.

References

1. "Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis Reuter, 1883". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
2. 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, pages 253 &amp, 263. ISBN   978-90-71912-19-1.
3. "Orthotylus marginalis" . Retrieved February 18, 2012.
4. "Leaf beetles on willows: Orthotylus marginalis". Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.