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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Cimicomorpha » Miroidea » Plant Bugs (Miridae) » Mirinae » Mirini » Poecilocapsus

Genus Poecilocapsus

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References
One of the Miridae? - Poecilocapsus lineatus bug 3 - Poecilocapsus nigriger Stripped leaf bug - Poecilocapsus lineatus Four-lined plant bug - Poecilocapsus lineatus Black/bright yellow striped bug with orange head on Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) - Poecilocapsus lineatus little and yellow - Poecilocapsus lineatus Poecilocapsus lineatus nymph - Poecilocapsus lineatus Possible Poecilocapsus lineatus nymph? - Poecilocapsus lineatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Superfamily Miroidea
Family Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Subfamily Mirinae
Tribe Mirini
Genus Poecilocapsus
Numbers
2 species in North America (nearctica.com)
1 species in Canada [P. lineatus]
Size
adults 6-8 mm
Identification
see species page in Guide for further information
Range
P. lineatus: eastern US and southeastern Canada
P. nigriger: Mexico and southwestern US
Internet References
live adult image of P. lineatus (Mark Cassino, USDA)
description, biology, hosts, and damage (Syngenta Crop Protection Canada)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 19 March, 2005 - 6:19pm
Last updated 19 March, 2005 - 7:29pm

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