Orthotylus rubidus

Orthotylus rubidus
Orthotylus rubidus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthotylus
Species: O. rubidus
Binomial name
Orthotylus rubidus
(Puton, 1874)

Orthotylus rubidus is a species of bug from the Miridae family that can be found in European countries such as Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and northwest Russia.[1] It is small, red and feeds on Salicornia in saline environments.[2]

References

  1. "Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) rubidus (Puton, 1874)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. Species Account for Orthotylus rubidus The Essex Field Club


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