Adelphocoris lineolatus

Taxobox
name = Alfalfa Plant Bug


image_caption = "A. lineolatus" attracted to a porch light.
image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hemiptera
subordo = Heteroptera
familia = Miridae
genus = "Adelphocoris"
species = "A. lineolatus"
binomial = "Adelphocoris lineolatus"
binomial_authority = (Goeze, 1778)

"Adelphocoris lineolatus", the Alfalfa Plant Bug, is about 7-9 mm long and 3 mm wide. These plant bugs are found in fields and other grassy areas, and tend to be attracted to lights such as porch and street lights. The adults can be seen between May and late October, ranging from Southern Ontario and the northeastern United States south to North Carolina west to Colorado. "Adelphocoris lineolatus" is an introduced species to Eurasia, but the date of introduction is currently unknown.

References

* Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M. (1978) "How to Know the True Bugs". Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Company. ISBN 0-697-04894-2