Dicyphus hesperus
Species of true bug / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dicyphus hesperus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is a generalist predator of other insects and also feeds on plant tissues. It is native to North America and has been used there in biological control of agricultural pests, especially whitefly on tomatoes.
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Dicyphus hesperus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Genus: | Dicyphus |
Species: | D. hesperus |
Binomial name | |
Dicyphus hesperus Knight, 1943 [1] | |
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