Orthops campestris

Orthops campestris is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae,[1] that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Faroe Islands, Iceland and African islands such as Canary Islands and Cyprus.[2] and across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.

Orthops campestris
Orthops campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Orthops
Species:	O. campestris
Binomial name
Orthops campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cimex campestris Linnaeus, 1758

Description and ecology

It is 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long with short antennae. They feed on wild parsnip, Angelica, Heracleum , Aegopodium, Daucus , Anthriscus, Pimpinella, Anethum, and in gardens on Levisticum officinale. Adults overwinter after which they mate in spring. The new generation starts in July.[3] [4]

References

1. Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, pages 132 &amp, 133. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
2. "Orthops (Orthops) campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
3. "Orthops campestris". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
4. Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Wanzen. Band 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (Flechtenwanzen), Miridae (Weichwanzen) (= Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. 75. Teil). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN 3-931374-57-2.