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Black-kneed Apple Capsid

Blepharidopterus angulatus

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Miridae

Blepharidopterus angulatus, the black-kneed capsid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North Africa, Europe East across the Palearctic to Central Asia and in North America. Biology The bugs feed mainly as predators of mites, mite eggs, aphids and other soft-bodied arthropods on various deciduous trees and shrubs.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 817United Kingdom · 344Germany · 170France · 61Belgium · 7Spain · 6Switzerland · 3