| Lygus gemellatus | |
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| Adult of Lygus gemellatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Lygus |
| Species: | L. gemellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygus gemellatus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835) | |
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Lygus gemellatus is a species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae. [1]
This species is widespread in most of Europe and in the Oriental realm. [2] These bugs can be found mainly along roadsides and on meadows. [3]
Lygus gemellatus can reach a length of 5.5–6.2 millimetres (0.22–0.24 in) in males, of 5.2–5.7 millimetres (0.20–0.22 in) in females. [3] These bugs are usually pale grayish green, sometimes with brownish or reddish tinge. Black spot on scutellum usually are bifid apically. [4] However, in this species color and of dark patterns on pronotum and scutellum shows high variability. [5] Corium has black spots at the margin and cuneus has a black distal angle. Membrane is smoke gray, with yellowish-gray veins. Legs are yellowish-gray to brown. Femora have two distal black rings, while tibias show black thorns. [6]
These plant-feeding insects have two annual generations. They overwinter as imago. Adults can be found from June to September. They are polyphagous and develop on a large scale on agricultural crops, damaging mainly the cereal and leguminous crops. They also feed on Artemisia vulgaris (juices), on Tanacetum vulgare (nectar) and on Medicago sativa . [3] [7]
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