plant bug
(Prepops insitivus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
Prepops insitivus is a small, early season plant bug. It occurs in the United States and southern Canada east of the Great Plains. Adults are active from March through July. |
Size |
Total length: 5⁄16″ to ⅜″ (8.5 to 10 mm) |
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Biology |
Season |
March through July |
Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Distribution |
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Sources No records of Prepops insitivus in Minnesota can be found, but the species is on the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve Checklist of Minnesota Insects. |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hemiptera (true bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies) |
Suborder |
Heteroptera (true bugs) |
Infraorder |
Cimicomorpha |
Superfamily |
Miroidea |
Family |
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Subfamily |
Mirinae |
Tribe |
Resthenini |
Genus |
Prepops |
Subordinate Taxa |
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One subspecies Prepops insitivus angusticollis has been described. Most sources treat it as a synonym and do not recognize any subspecies. |
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Synonyms |
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Capsus insitivus Capsus xanthomelas Platytylellus insitivus ssp. angusticollis Prepops angusticolli Prepops insitivus ssp. angusticollis Prepops xanthomelas |
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Common Names |
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This species has no common name. The common name for the family Miridae is plant bugs, and it is applied here for convenience. |
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