Plagiognathus maculipennis

(Knight, 1923)

Plagiognathus maculipennis is a of plant bug in the Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923. It belongs to a large of mirid bugs found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. The species has been documented across a broad geographic range spanning temperate North America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Plagiognathus maculipennis: /ˌpleɪ.dʒiːˈɒɡ.nə.θəs ˌmæk.jə.laɪˈpɛn.ɪs/

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Distribution

North America: Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island), USA (Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas, New York, Nebraska), and Mexico (Coahuila). Also recorded from Central America. The occupies the Nearctic region excluding Beringia.

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