Rhinocapsus vanduzeei

Rhinocapsus vanduzeei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Subfamily:	Phylinae
Tribe:	Phylini
Genus:	Rhinocapsus
Species:	R. vanduzeei
Binomial name
Rhinocapsus vanduzeei Uhler, 1890

Rhinocapsus vanduzeei, the azalea plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]} As well as feeding on azaleas, the species also feeds on Lepidopteran eggs, whiteflies, and thrips. ^[4]

Azalea plant bug, Rhinocapsus vanduzeei

References

1. "Rhinocapsus vanduzeei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Rhinocapsus vanduzeei". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Rhinocapsus vanduzeei species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Braman, S. Kristine; Beshear, Ramona J. (1994-06-01). "Seasonality of Predaceous Plant Bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) and Phytophagous Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) as Influenced by Host Plant Phenology of Native Azaleas (Ericales: Ericaceae)" . Environmental Entomology. 23 (3): 712–718. doi:10.1093/ee/23.3.712. ISSN   1938-2936 . Retrieved 2025-06-21.

Further reading

• "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

External links

• Media related to Rhinocapsus vanduzeei at Wikimedia Commons