Apolygus lucorum (lat. Apolygus lucorum)

Apolygus lucorum
Apolygus lucorum

Description

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

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Apolygus lucorum

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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