Deraeocoris flavilinea is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.[1]
| Deraeocoris flavilinea | |
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| Deraeocoris flavilinea, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Deraeocoris |
| Species: | D. flavilinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Deraeocoris flavilinea (Costa, 1862)
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Description edit
Deraeocoris flavilinea measures 7–8 mm in length. They are sexually dimorphic: males are much darker than the more orange females, and the front and rear margins of the pronotum are narrowly pale. The cuneus is variable and the sides of the scutellum paler in both sexes.[2]
Distribution edit
Deraeocoris flavilinea is present in Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, and Slovenia.[1] It was first recorded in the UK in 1996.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea (A. Costa, 1862)". Fauna Europeana. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Deraeocoris flavilinea, Family: Miridae". British Bugs: Online Identification of UK Hemiptera. Retrieved 6 July 2019.