Miridae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Miridae
Rhabdomiris striatellus (Fabricius, 1794)

Rhabdomiris striatellus (Fabricius, 1794)

Rhabdomiris striatellus (Fabricius, 1794)

Rhabdomiris striatellus is a widespread Euro-Mediterranean bug associated with oaks, with distinct feeding habits for nymphs and adults.

Liocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Liocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Liocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Liocoris tripustulatus is a small, colour-variable plant bug found across most of Europe in low vegetation.

Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)

Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)

Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)

Capsus ater, the black plant bug, is a Miridae bug species found across North America, Europe, and the Palearctic.

Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Miris striatus, the streaked plant bug, is a Palearctic true bug that preys on psyllids.

Dionconotus neglectus (Fabricius, 1798)

Dionconotus neglectus (Fabricius, 1798)

Dionconotus neglectus (Fabricius, 1798)

Dionconotus neglectus is a small insect found in several European countries, with a black body and red or yellow hemelytra.

Garganus fusiformis (Say, 1832)

Garganus fusiformis (Say, 1832)

Garganus fusiformis (Say, 1832)

Garganus fusiformis is a plant bug species in the Miridae family that is native to North America.

Neocapsus cuneatus Distant, 1893

Neocapsus cuneatus Distant, 1893

Neocapsus cuneatus Distant, 1893

Neocapsus cuneatus is a plant bug species in the Miridae family, found in Central and North America.

Camptozygum aequale (Villers, 1789)

Camptozygum aequale (Villers, 1789)

Camptozygum aequale (Villers, 1789)

Camptozygum aequale is a Miridae plant bug found across the Palearctic, Europe, and North America, associated with Pinus sylvestris.

Brachycoleus decolor Reuter, 1887

Brachycoleus decolor Reuter, 1887

Brachycoleus decolor Reuter, 1887

Brachycoleus decolor is a relatively large true bug with distinct black markings found across parts of Europe and Asia.

Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879)

Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879)

Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879)

Eurystylus bellevoyei is a widely distributed Old World true bug that is a serious sorghum pest in Africa and India.

Mermitelocerus schmidtii (Fieber, 1836)

Mermitelocerus schmidtii (Fieber, 1836)

Mermitelocerus schmidtii (Fieber, 1836)

Mermitelocerus schmidtii is a small green-and-black marked bug found across Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

Pantilius tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Pantilius tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Pantilius tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Pantilius tunicatus is a Miridae bug species distributed across much of the Palearctic that feeds on hazel.

Stenodema laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stenodema laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stenodema laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stenodema laevigata is a grass-eating bug species that overwinters as larvae and has a one-year life cycle.

Stenodema holsata (Fabricius, 1787)

Stenodema holsata (Fabricius, 1787)

Stenodema holsata (Fabricius, 1787)

Stenodema holsata is a species of bug that feeds on Purple Moor-grass, widespread from Europe to China.

Stenodema calcarata (Fallen, 1807)

Stenodema calcarata (Fallen, 1807)

Stenodema calcarata (Fallen, 1807)

Stenodema calcarata is a species that overwinters, lives on many grass-like plants, and has distinct color differences between newly emerged adult sexes.

Stenodema trispinosa Reuter, 1904

Stenodema trispinosa Reuter, 1904

Stenodema trispinosa Reuter, 1904

Stenodema trispinosa is a three-spurred mirid bug found across North America and Eurasia that feeds on various grasses.

Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Leptopterna dolabrata, the meadow plant bug, is a black Miridae pest of seed grass found across Eurasia and adventive in North America.

Leptopterna ferrugata (Fallen, 1807)

Leptopterna ferrugata (Fallen, 1807)

Leptopterna ferrugata (Fallen, 1807)

Leptopterna ferrugata is a plant bug species in Miridae, native across Eurasia and adventive in North America.

Trigonotylus caelestialium (Kirkaldy, 1902)

Trigonotylus caelestialium (Kirkaldy, 1902)

Trigonotylus caelestialium (Kirkaldy, 1902)

Rice leaf bug Trigonotylus caelestialium is a Miridae plant bug found in Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.

Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785)

Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785)

Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785)

Megaloceroea recticornis is a green 8-10 mm species that feeds on various grasses as both adults and larvae.

Pithanus maerkelii (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)

Pithanus maerkelii (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)

Pithanus maerkelii (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)

Pithanus maerkelii is a plant bug species from the Miridae family, found across the Palearctic and adventive in North America, feeding on grasses and related plants.

Collaria oculata (Reuter, 1876)

Collaria oculata (Reuter, 1876)

Collaria oculata (Reuter, 1876)

Collaria oculata (Reuter, 1876) is a plant bug species in the Miridae family found in Central and North America.

Notostira elongata (Geoffroy, 1785)

Notostira elongata (Geoffroy, 1785)

Notostira elongata (Geoffroy, 1785)

Notostira elongata is a 7.5–8 mm plant bug species with two generations a year, found alongside similar Stenodema species.

Closterocoris amoenus (Provancher, 1887)

Closterocoris amoenus (Provancher, 1887)

Closterocoris amoenus (Provancher, 1887)

Closterocoris amoenus is a mirid bug distinguished by unique slender, striated parempodia and a reduced apomorphic body apex.

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