Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Miridae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Family
Genus
Miris
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Miris striatus, commonly called the streaked plant bug, is a true bug species native to the Palearctic realm. It holds the status of type species for the type genus of the family Miridae. It has been recorded as a predator of psyllids, including the species Cacopsylla melanoneura.

Photo: (c) Barry Walter, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Barry Walter · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Miridae Miris

More from Miridae

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

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