Calocoris affinis
| Calocoris affinis | |
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| C. affinis on a flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Calocoris |
| Species: | C. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835) | |
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Calocoris affinis is a species of bug in the family Miridae,[1][2][3] subfamily Mirinae.[2][3] It is widespread in Europe.[1][2][3]
Distribution
It is distributed in most of Europe, but absent from Greece, the British Isles, and northern Fennoscandia.[2][3] It occurs on meadows.[4]
Characteristics
Adults are 6.6 to 8.3 mm long. Overwintering takes place as eggs while the adults can be observed in the summer from June to August.[4]
Diet
It is polyphagous, feeding on, e.g., Urtica dioica, Heracleum sphondylium, and Centaurea jacea.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)" (in French). Inventaire Nationale du Patromoine Naturel. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Lindsey, J. K. (2003–2007). "Calocoris affinis". Retrieved 11 August 2026. Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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