Bug FAQPredatory bug
Campyloneura virgula · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Miridae
Campyloneura virgula is a small true bug about 4 to 5 mm long, with pale translucent wings, a red stripe on a pale green pronotum, yellow legs and a bright yellow cuneus tipped in dark red. Adults are active from June to October on many deciduous trees such as hazel, hawthorn and oak, and they hunt small insects like aphids and red mites.
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Size
They reach a length of 4 to 5 mm (0.16 to 0.20 in).
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Where it lives
Adults can be found from June to October on many deciduous trees, including hazel, hawthorn and oak.
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What it eats
It is a predatory bug that hunts small insects such as aphids and red mites.
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Life cycle
Adults overwinter and nymphs appear in May. In Sicily and North Africa males are common and the species reproduces sexually.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing from June through October.
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Where it comes from
The species is widespread in the Nearctic realm, Europe and the Mediterranean area up to Turkestan.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: introduced in United States; introduced in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does Campyloneura virgula eat?
It preys on small insects such as aphids and red mites.
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Lygus pratensisLygus pratensisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campyloneura
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