Phylus coryli

Phylus coryli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Phylus
Species: P. coryli
Binomial name
Phylus coryli
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phylus pallipes Hahn, 1831

Phylus coryli is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It is found throughout United Kingdom where it feeds on hazel. The species is 4.5–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in) long and is light brown to black coloured while its cuneus is somewhat red.[1]

References

  1. "Phylus coryli". British Bugs. Retrieved 14 February 2015.