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Common Nettle Flower Bug
Plagiognathus arbustorum
Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....
From the article Plagiognathus arbustorum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults of Plagiognathus arbustorum can reach a length of 3.6–4.5 millimetres (0.14–0.18 in). These small mirids show a rather variable color, ranging from almost black to pale olive-green. Usually the head and the pronotum, the 1st and 2nd antennal segments and the margins of the hind femora are wholly dark. Forewings and pronotum are covered in dark hairs. The nymphs are green, with a black drawing on the legs.
Range & habitat
This very common species is present in the Nearctic realm, in most of Europe and east to Siberia and Central Asia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 204590.