Orthops kalmii explained
Orthops kalmii is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae, that can be found everywhere in Europe but is absent on such islands as Azores, the Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Malta.[1] then east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It is long.[2] [3] Both nymphs and adults feed on Apiaceae without preference. The name honours Finnish naturalist Pehr Kalm.
Notes and References
- Web site: Orthops (Orthops) kalmii (Linnaeus, 1758). https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173252/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=452079. dead. October 14, 2013. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. October 14, 2013.
- Web site: Orthops kalmii. British Bugs. June 23, 2013.
- Book: Kerzhner I. M. . Josifov M. . 1999. Family Miridae. Aukema, Berend . Rieger, Christian. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam. Netherlands Entomological Society. 1 - 577, page 133. 978-90-71912-19-1.