Apolygus lucorum (lat. Apolygus lucorum)

Apolygus lucorum
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Apolygus lucorum is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Bulgaria, Iceland, Malta, and Portugal.

Apolygus lucorum – Description

Description

Adults are 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) long, and are yellowish-green in colour.

Apolygus lucorum – Biology

Biology

Apolygus lucorum feeds on a range of plants including tansy, nettle, Eupatorium, foxglove, scrub thistle (Cirsium), willowherb (Epilobium) and particularly mugwort piercing the plant tissues and feeding on the sap. Adults are found from July to October.

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