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Alfalfa Plant Bug

Adelphocoris lineolatus

Insects
Introduced
Alfalfa Plant Bug, Adult
Alfalfa Plant Bug, Nymph
Alfalfa Plant Bug, photo 3 of 5
8.5 mmLength

True bug in the family Miridae 8.5 mm long. Introduced to Québec. Lives in fields and on the tundra. Feeds on plants.

There are 318 observations of Alfalfa Plant Bug in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal95
  2. Montérégie54
  3. Capitale-Nationale48
  4. Estrie25
  5. Outaouais16
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  8. Mauricie10
  9. Laurentides9
  10. Lanaudière8
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  14. Centre-du-Québec4
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Nord-du-Québec1
  17. Laval1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
Water’s edgepeupleloup
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Potato MiridClosterotomus norwegicus
Two-spotted Grass BugStenotus binotatus
Common Green CapsidLygocoris pabulinus
Rapid Plant BugAdelphocoris rapidus
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Punaise à croix des astersHarmostes reflexulus