Anthocoris confusus
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Anthocoris confusus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Anthocoridae |
Genus: | Anthocoris |
Species: | A. confusus
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Binomial name | |
Anthocoris confusus Reuter, 1884
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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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Anthocoris confusus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Anthocoris confusus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Anthocoris confusus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Anthocoris confusus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
Further reading[edit]
- Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.
External links[edit]
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