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Adelphocoris rapidus

(Adelphocoris rapidus)

Description

Adelphocoris lineolatus, common names for which are rapid plant bug or superb plant bug, is a species of Hemiptera in the family Miridae, that can be found everywhere in the United States (except for central), and in the Peace–Athabasca Delta, Canada. The species are larger than other members of the family (7–8 millimetres or 0.28–0.31 inch), and are either yellowish-black or orange-black coloured.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Miridae
Genus:Adelphocoris
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