Family

Miridae (Plant bugs)

Tupiocoris californicus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or “mirid bugs”. Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs belonging to the suborder Heteroptera; it includes over 10,000 known species, and new ones are being described constantly. Most widely known mirids are species that are…

— Wikipedia

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt



Discussion

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT MIRIDAE, THE PLANT BUGS