Anthocoris confusus
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| Anthocoris confusus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Genus: | Anthocoris |
| Species: | A. confusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthocoris confusus Reuter, 1884 | |
Anthocoris confusus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (including China and Japan) and North America.[1]
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It lives on various deciduous trees and feeds on aphids, such as the subfamily Thelaxinae and Psylloidea and Psocoptera.It is found on willow (Salix ), beech ( Fagus ), maples (Acer), linden trees (Tilia), oak trees (Quercus), white thorns (Crataegus), elms (Ulmus), poplars (Populus) and ash (Fraxinus) among other trees.
