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Orthotylus adenocarpi

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Orthotylus adenocarpi
Orthotylus adenocarpi depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 2)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthotylus
Species:
O. adenocarpi
Binomial name
Orthotylus adenocarpi
(Perris, 1857)

Orthotylus adenocarpi is a species of bug from the Miridae family that can be found in Andorra, Benelux, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.[1] O. adenocarpi lives exclusively on broom Sarothamnus scoparius. In addition, to sucking sap, they also suck aphids and Psyllidae. The nymphs occur from mid-May, adult bugs from mid-June to a maximum of mid-August.

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References

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  1. ^ "Orthotylus (Pachylops) adenocarpi (Perris, 1857)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.