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''Calocoris affinis'' is a species of
It is distributed in most of Europe, including Denmark, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, Finland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is normally found in meadows.
It is not found in Switzerland and Greece due to the mountainous terrain.
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
in the subfamily Mirinae
Mirinae is a subfamily of plant bugs, insects in the family Miridae.
Tribes
* Herdoniini
* Hyalopeplini
* Mecistoscelini
* Mirini
* Restheniini
* Scutelliferini
* Stenodemini
Stenodemini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae
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of the family Miridae
The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the ...
that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.
Distribution
It is distributed in most of Europe, including Denmark, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, Finland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is normally found in meadows.
It is not found in Switzerland and Greece due to the mountainous terrain.
Characteristics
It can be 6.6 to 8.3 mm long. It lays its eggs in the fall, while hatching in the summer from June to August.Diet
Its diet consists of '' Urtica dioica'' juices, '' Heracleum sphondylium'' nectar, and ''Centaurea jacea
''Centaurea jacea'', brown knapweed or brownray knapweed, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus ''Centaurea'' native to dry meadows and open woodland throughout Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally conside ...
'' nectar.
References
External links
* /www.youtube.com/watch?v=U78x0NP4bWs Calocoris affinisonYouTube
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Mirini
Hemiptera of Europe
Insects described in 1835
Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
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