Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785) is a animal in the Miridae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Megaloceroea
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785)

This species is scientifically named Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785). Adult Megaloceroea recticornis measure 8–10 mm in length and are green in color. In terms of ecology, both adult and larval forms of this species feed on various grasses, most commonly meadow foxtail, red fescue, timothy, and yarrow, which has been illustrated in source materials.

Photo: (c) Jason M Crockwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jason M Crockwell · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Miridae Megaloceroea

More from Miridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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