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Native to Europe. Adventive in the U.S.
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Long Thin Plant Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2022). (c) Katie Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Long Thin Plant Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2022). (c) Katie Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Megaloceroea recticornis | |
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| Megaloceroea recticornis on Achillea millefolium flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Mirinae |
| Tribe: | Stenodemini |
| Genus: | Megaloceroea |
| Species: | M. recticornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy, 1785)
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Megaloceroea recticornis is a species of plant bugs in the Miridae family, that is found throughout the British Isles,[1][2] much of mainland Europe, and North America.[3]
Description
[edit]Adults length is 8–10 mm, the colour of which is green.[4]
Ecology
[edit]Both adults and larvae feed on various grasses, usually on meadow foxtail, red fescue, timothy[5] and yarrow (as illustrated).
References
[edit]- ^ "Megaloceroea recticornis". www.eakringbirds.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ Southwood TRE, Leston D (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Warne.
- ^ "Megaloceroea recticornis". Discover Life. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ Botting, Joseph. "Megaloceraea recticornis". British Bugs. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ "Plant Bug - Megaloceroea recticornis". www.cirrusimage.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.