Acalypta marginata
Species of insect
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Acalypta marginata is a species of lace bug in the family Tingidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and in three eastern Asian countries: Japan, Korea and Mongolia.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Tingidae |
| Genus: | Acalypta |
| Species: | A. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalypta marginata (Wolff, 1804) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthia marginata Wolff, 1804 | |
It was originally described in 1804 by Johann Friedrich Wolff.[5]
Acalypta marginata seems to prefer drier habitats but has been recorded from a diverse range of habitat types including humid treeless communities, dry grasslands, humid/riverine woodlands and dry forests.[6]
Gallery
Different views of Acalypta marginata
Dorsal habitus image of a brachypterous male Acalypta marginata (scale bar 1.0mm).
Lateral habitus image of a brachypterous male Acalypta marginata (scale bar 1.0mm).
Close-up of the rostrum of Acalypta marginata (scale bar 0.2mm).
