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Orthocephalus coriaceus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe including European Russia, Ukraine and the Balkans and North America.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Orthocephalus |
| Species: | O. coriaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthocephalus coriaceus (Fabricius, 1777)
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Orthocephalus coriaceus lives on various daisy family plants (Asteraceae) such as Leucanthemum, Tanacetum, Hieracium , Achillea, Centaurea, Artemisia . The bugs suck both on the leaves and stems, as well as on the reproductive organs of the plants. In North America it appears as a horticultural pest introduced from Europe.
References
edit- ^ a b "Orthocephalus coriaceus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Orthocephalus coriaceus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Orthocephalus coriaceus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Orthocephalus coriaceus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
Further reading
edit- "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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Media related to Orthocephalus coriaceus at Wikimedia Commons
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