Orthocephalus saltator

Orthocephalus saltator is a Palearctic species of plant bug in the family Miridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe as far as the Caspian Sea and Siberia and to the south North Africa. O. saltator feeds on Asteraceae especially Hieracium pilosella and Poaceae[5]

Orthocephalus saltator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthocephalus
Species:
O. saltator
Binomial name
Orthocephalus saltator
(Hahn, 1835)

References

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  1. ^ "Orthocephalus saltator Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Orthocephalus saltator species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Orthocephalus saltator". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Orthocephalus saltator Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Wanzen. Band 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (Flechtenwanzen), Miridae (Weichwanzen). (= Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. 75. Teil). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN 3-931374-57-2, S. 158.

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