Deraeocoris schach
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| Deraeocoris schach | |
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| Deraeocoris schach, upperside | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Deraeocoris |
| Species: | D. schach |
| Binomial name | |
| Deraeocoris schach (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Deraeocoris schach is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Deraeocorinae.
Description
Deraeocoris schach can reach a length of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in).[2] Body is oval shaped and covered with gray hair. The head is orange, rarely black. The first two antennal segments are somewhat thickened and dark, while the two outer segments are thin and light colored. Pronotum is black, with an orange scutellum. The hemielytra are yellow-orange with black, large markings. The legs are black and may have orange or light spots. However, there are several color variants.
