Orthotylus tenellus
| Orthotylus tenellus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Orthotylus |
| Species: | O. tenellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthotylus tenellus (Fallén, 1807) | |
Orthotylus tenellus is a species of bug from a family of Miridae that can be found in Benelux, Eastern Europe (except for Lithuania and Russia), Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Scandinavia, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and northern states of former Yugoslavia.[1]
Description
Adults are 4–4.5 millimetres (0.16–0.18 in) long, and are active from June–August.
Ecology
The species are feeding on trees like: oak, ash, and hazel.[2]
Subspecies
- Orthotylus tenellus meridionalis Josifov, 2006
- Orthotylus tenellus tenellus (Fallen, 1807)
References
- ↑ "Orthotylus (Orthotylus) tenellus (Fallen, 1807)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 39, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Orthotylus tenellus". Retrieved October 14, 2013.
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