28 Jun 2009

Lygocoris pabulinus

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Lygocoris pabulinus

 

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Lygocoris
Species: L. pabulinus
Common Name: Common Green Capsid

Found throughout theUK this bug is often a pest of currants, plums, apples, gooseberries, and pears. Causing brown spots and holes in the leaves, and blemishes in the fruit.

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