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Horistus orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Horistus
Species:	H. orientalis
Binomial name
Horistus orientalis (Gmelin, 1790)
Synonyms
Capsides cingulatus (Fabricius, 1787) Capsides lineolatus (Brullé, 1832)

Horistus orientalis is a species of plant bugs, part of the suborder Heteroptera (also called "true bugs"), which belongs to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

Distribution

This species can be found in most of continental Europe. These bugs primarily inhabit wet meadows and meadows.

Description

Horistus orientalis can reach a length of 5.3–6.7 millimetres (0.21–0.26 in).

Biology

Adults can be seen from May to August. These polyphagous bugs mainly feed on nectar and juices of Glechoma hederacea, Achillea millefolium, Angelica sylvestris, Galium, Senecio and Bromus species.

References

1. Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, pages 78, 106. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
2. Fauna europaea
3. ^ "Commanster". Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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