Orthotylus tenellus

Orthotylus tenellus is a species of bug from a family of Miridae that can be found in Benelux, Eastern Europe (except for Lithuania and Russia), Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Scandinavia, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and northern states of former Yugoslavia.[1]

Orthotylus tenellus
Orthotylus tenellus, Scotland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthotylus
Species:
O. tenellus
Binomial name
Orthotylus tenellus
(Fallén, 1807)

Description

Adults are 4–4.5 millimetres (0.16–0.18 in) long, and are active from June–August.

Ecology

The species are feeding on trees like: oak, ash, and hazel.[2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Orthotylus (Orthotylus) tenellus (Fallen, 1807)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 39, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. "Orthotylus tenellus". Retrieved October 14, 2013.


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