Orthotylus flavosparsus

Orthotylus flavosparsus
Heterotoma merioptera 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 parallelus Lindberg, 1927
  • Orthotylus viridipunctatus Reuter, 1899
  • Orthotylus nigropilosus Lindberg, 1934
  • Orthotylus viridipennis Dahlbom, 1851
  • Orthotylus guttula Matsumura 1917
  • Orthotylus bicolor Carvalho & Carpintero 1986
  • Orthotylus pulchellus Reuter 1874
  • Orthotylus deflavus Stichel 1957
  • Phytocoris flavosparsus Sahlberg, C., 1841
  • Phytocoris viridipennis Dahlbom 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. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Orthotylus flavosparsus". Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Orthotylus flavosparsus". Flickr. Retrieved October 14, 2013.


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