Horistus orientalis

Horistus orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Cimicomomorpha
Superfamily:	Miroidea
Family:	Miridae
Subfamily:	Mirinae
Tribe:	Mirini
Genus:	Horistus
Species:	H. orientalis
Binomial name
	Horistus orientalis; (Gmelin, 1790)
Synonyms
	Capsides cingulatus (Fabricius, 1787) ; Capsides lineolatus (Brullé, 1832) ;

Horistus orientalis is a species of plant bugs, part of the suborder Heteroptera (also called "true bugs"), which belongs to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.^[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of continental Europe.^[2] These bugs primarily inhabit wet meadows and meadows.^[3]

Description

Horistus orientalis can reach a length of 5.3–6.7 millimetres (0.21–0.26 in).^[3]

Biology

Adults can be seen from May to August.^[3] These polyphagous bugs mainly feed on nectar and juices of Glechoma hederacea, Achillea millefolium, Angelica sylvestris, Galium, Senecio and Bromus species.^[3]

References

^ Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, pages 78, 106. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
^ Fauna europaea
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Commanster". Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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[1] Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, pages 78, 106. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.

[2] Fauna europaea

[Comm-3] "Commanster". Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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