Calocoris affinis

Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.^[1]

Calocoris affinis
C. affinis on a flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Calocoris
Species:	C. affinis
Binomial name
Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835)

Distribution

C. affinis on a leaf

It is distributed in most of Europe, including Denmark, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, Finland, Spain, Portugal and Italy.^[1] It is normally found in meadows.^[2]

It is not found in Switzerland and Greece due to the mountainous terrain.^{[3][clarification needed]}

Characteristics

It can be 6.6 to 8.3 mm long. It lays its eggs in the fall, while hatching in the summer from June to August.^[2]

Diet

Its diet consists of Urtica dioica juices, Heracleum sphondylium nectar, and Centaurea jacea nectar.^[2]