Temnostethus gracilis
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| Temnostethus gracilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Genus: | Temnostethus |
| Species: | T. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnostethus gracilis Horváth, 1907 | |
Temnostethus gracilis is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to the Caucasus and Siberia (excluding China) and North America.[1]
Temnostethus gracilis lives on the bark of various deciduous trees, both those densely covered with lichens and mosses, and on those that are quite smooth, such as ( Fagus sylvatica ), common ash (Fraxinus excelsior ) or aspens (Populus tremula ). They are predatory on aphids, Psylloidea, Psocoptera and mites, but also on other small arthropods.
