Phytocoris varipes
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| Phytocoris varipes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Phytocoris |
| Species: | P. varipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytocoris varipes Boheman, 1852 | |
Phytocoris varipes is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
The species is pinkish-brown to red-brown in colour. and have longitudinal markings on its upper surface.[1]
Distribution
Europe but it is mainly absent from Andorra, Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madeira, Malta, Poland, and central and southern part of Russia.[2] then east to the Caucasus and Iran. It is present in the U.S.A. (Oregon) as an adventive species.
