Orthops basalis | |
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Orthops basalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Genus: | Orthops |
Species: | O. basalis |
Binomial name | |
Orthops basalis (A. Costa, 1853) |
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Orthops basalis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus.
It is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and is elongated with males often having three pale spots on the scutellum.