| Calocoris affinis | |
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| C. affinis on a flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Calocoris |
| Species: | C. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835) | |
Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.
Distribution
It is distributed in most of Europe, including Denmark, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, Finland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is normally found in meadows.
It is not found in Switzerland and Greece due to the mountainous terrain.
Characteristics
It can be 6.6 to 8.3 mm long. It lays its eggs in the fall, while hatching in the summer from June to August.
Diet
Its diet consists of Urtica dioica juices, Heracleum sphondylium nectar, and Centaurea jacea nectar.
References
- ^ "Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Lindsey, J. K. (2003). "Calocoris affinis". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- "Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)" (in French). Inventaire Nationale du Patromoine Naturel. 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
External links
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| Capsus affinis | |
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