Orius (bug)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Orius
Wolff, 1811

The genus Orius (commonly called minute pirate bug) consists of a predatory bugs in the family Anthocoridae (pirate bugs). Adults are 2-5 mm long and feed mostly on Tetranychus urticae spider mites and thrips.

These predators are common in gardens and landscapes. They have a fairly painful bite, but are not poisonous.

Bites of Orius sp. after one day
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Bites of Orius sp. after one day

[edit] Species

  • Orius candiope Herring, 1966
  • Orius diespeter Herring, 1966
  • Orius harpocrates Herring, 1966
  • Orius insidiosus (Say, 1832) (insidious flower bug)
  • Orius minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Orius nigra (Wolff, 1811)
  • Orius pumilio (Champion, 1900)
  • Orius thyestes Herring, 1966
  • Orius tristicolor (White, 1879)

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