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synonym Capsidae.
Species in the
family may be
referred to as
capsid bugs or "
mirid bugs".
Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and gr**** bugs. It is...
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Creontiades dilutus,
commonly known as the
green mirid, is a
member of the bug
family Miridae (the
largest bug
family with over 10,000 species). This...
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Lopidea major, the Red
Mountain laurel mirid, is a
species of
plant bug in the
family Miridae. It is
found in
Central America and
North America. It is...
- enemies, such as
generalist predators. For instance,
spearmint attracts the
mirid bug
Nesidiocoris tenuis,
while basil attracts the
green lacewing Ceraeochrysa...
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Plagiognathus blatchleyi, or Blatchley's
mirid, is a
species of
plant bug in the
family Miridae. It is
found in
North America. "Plagiognathus blatchleyi...
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camouflaged to
improve their resemblance. For example, the
thick waist of the
Mirid ant bug
Myrmecoris gracilis has
white markings at the
front of its abdomen...
- names,
including two-spotted
plant bug,
timothy plant bug, and
slender crop
mirid. "References for
species Stenotus binotatus (Fabricius, 1794)". On-line...
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Cretamystilus (meaning "Cretaceous Mystilus") is an
extinct genus of
mirid insect in the
tribe Mecistoscelini known from a
fossil preserved in a piece...
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Tropidosteptes quercicola, the oak
catkin mirid, is a
species of
plant bug in the
family Miridae. It is
found in
North America. "Tropidosteptes quercicola...
- feed on
cotton – see list of
Lepidoptera that feed on
cotton plants.
Green mirid (Creontiades dilutus), a
sucking insect Spider mites,
Tetranychus urticae...
