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Orthotylus flavosparsus
Orthotylus flavosparsus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Orthotylus
Species:	O. flavosparsus
Binomial name
Orthotylus flavosparsus (C. R. Sahlberg, 1841)
Synonyms
Melanotrichus falvosparsus Orthotylus parallelus Lindberg, 1927 Orthotylus viridipunctatus Reuter, 1899 Orthotylus nigropilosus Lindberg, 1934 Orthotylus viridipennis Dahlbom, 1851 Orthotylus guttula Matsumura 1917 Orthotylus bicolor Carvalho & Carpintero 1986 Orthotylus pulchellus Reuter 1874 Orthotylus deflavus Stichel 1957 Phytocoris flavosparsus Sahlberg, C., 1841 Phytocoris viridipennis Dahlbom 1851

Orthotylus flavosparsus is a species of plant-eating bug in the Miridae family, which is found everywhere in Europe except for Albania and Iceland. It was introduced to North America.

Description

The adult Orthotylus flavosparsus is normally about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in length, and green in colour.

Ecology

The species can be found on oraches and chenopods, which is their main food.

References

1. "Orthotylus flavosparsus (Sahlberg, C., 1841)". Discover Life. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
2. Thomson, C. G. (1871). "Ofversigt af de i Sverige fauna arter af gruppen Capsina". Opuscula Entomologica. 4 (20): 410–452.
3. "Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus (C.R. Sahlberg, 1841)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
4. ^ "Orthotylus flavosparsus". Retrieved October 14, 2013.
5. "Orthotylus flavosparsus". Flickr. Retrieved October 14, 2013.

External links

• "Orthotylus flavosparsus". The Encyclopedia of Life.

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