Apolygus spinolae is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found throughout Europe, except for Albania, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Malta, and Portugal.[1] and not in the extreme south. Then east across the Palearctic to Siberia, and through Central Asia to China and Japan

Apolygus spinolae
Apolygus spinolae depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 4)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Apolygus
Species:
A. spinolae
Binomial name
Apolygus spinolae
(Meyer-Dür, 1843)

Description

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Adults length is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The species are coloured black on the bottom and green on top, with a brownish back.

Ecology

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They feed on plants of various kinds, including bog-myrtle (Myrica gale), bramble (Rubus), creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), and nettle (Urtica). The species are active June–September.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Apolygus spinolae (Meyer-Dur 1841)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ Ecology