Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 30, 2026

Anthocoris confusus

Anthocoris confusus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.

Last revised
Jul 30, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
182 w
Citations
5
Source
Anthocoris confusus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Anthocoris
Species:
A. confusus
Binomial name
Anthocoris confusus
Reuter, 1884

Anthocoris confusus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae.1234 It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (including China and Japan) and North America.1

source ↗

It lives on various deciduous trees and feeds on aphids, such as the subfamily Thelaxinae and Psylloidea and Psocoptera.It is found on willow (Salix ), beech ( Fagus ), maples (Acer), linden trees (Tilia), oak trees (Quercus), white thorns (Crataegus), elms (Ulmus), poplars (Populus) and ash (Fraxinus) among other trees.

References

References

  1. "Anthocoris confusus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Anthocoris confusus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Anthocoris confusus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Anthocoris confusus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.
External links