Lygus rubroclarus
Knight, 1917
Lygus rubroclarus is a North American plant bug in the Miridae, first described by Knight in 1917. The was previously known as Lygus frisoni, which was synonymized with L. rubroclarus in the 1975 revision of the . It belongs to a genus containing 34 recognized species in North America, many of which are significant agricultural pests.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lygus rubroclarus: //ˈlaɪɡəs ruˈbrɒklərəs//
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Distribution
North America. Recorded from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Quebec) and the United States (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Illinois, West Virginia, Vermont).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Occasional Pests - AgriLife Extension Entomology
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