Blepharidopterus angulatus


Blepharidopterus angulatus, the black-kneed capsid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North Africa, Europe East across the Palearctic to Central Asia and in North America.

Biology

The bugs feed mainly as predators of mites, mite eggs, aphids and other soft-bodied arthropods on various deciduous trees and shrubs. They are found mainly on Alnus, Betula, Corylus, Fraxinus, Ulmus, Tilia, Salix, Populus, Carpinus and Fagus. Occasionally suck also on the immature seeds of the plants.