Orthops basalis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Suborder:Heteroptera
Orthops basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthops
Species:
O. basalis
Binomial name
Orthops basalis
(A. Costa, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Phytocoris basalis A. Costa, 1853

Orthops basalis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus.[1][2] then east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.

It is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and is elongated with males often having three pale spots on the scutellum.[3]

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