Apolygus [Lygocoris] lucorum (Meyer-Dür 1843) (Family Miridae)


Nymph on Urtica dioica

Length: Male 5-5.5mm, Female 5.1-5.9mm
Egg Nymph Adult
(Winter) (Earliest: 12.6) June - October
(Earliest: 24.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
(Polyphagous)

Several Asteraceae Juices & Nectar

Epilobium angustifolium Juices

Epilobium hirsutum Juices

Urtica dioica Juices

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Possible Food:
(Polyphagous)

Cirsium Juices

British Bugs: Apolygus lucorum
InsektenBox: Apolygus lucorum
Plant Parasites of Europe: Apolygus lucorum


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