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Rhopalus subrufus

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Wikipedia Abstract

Rhopalus subrufus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae. Length is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). It can be distinguished for its membranous forewings and the connexivum with dark and light stripes. It mainly feeds on Hypericum species, but also on many other plants. It is found in most of Europe.
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Prey / Diet

Clinopodium vulgare (wild basil)[1]
Hypericum perforatum (common St Johnswort)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Chrysolina hyperici (St John's wort leaf beetle)1
Chrysolina varians1
Thrips atratus1
Thrips vulgatissimus1

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0