Pilophorus cinnamopterus
| Pilophorus cinnamopterus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Pilophorus |
| Species: | P. cinnamopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilophorus cinnamopterus (Kirschbaum, 1856) | |
Pilophorus cinnamopterus is a species of beetle in the Miridae family that can be found everywhere in Europe (except for Albania, Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Island, Lithuania, Moldova, Madeira, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, and in all states of former Yugoslavia (except for Slovenia and Croatia, where it can be found).[1]
Description
The species is brown coloured, is 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long, and have silver coloured bands on forewings which are hairy as well. Unlike Pilophorus perplexus their forewings are orange-brown coloured. The species feed on aphids.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pilophorus cinnamopterus (Kirschbaum, 1856)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ↑ Pilophorus cinnamopterus
External links
- Pilophorus cinnamopterus on Flickr
- Pilophorus cinnamopterus on Krognet.net