Bishop's Mitre vs Minute pirate bug

Aelia acuminata compared with Anthocoris nemorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Minute pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pentatomidae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Aelia	Anthocoris
Species	Aelia acuminata	Anthocoris nemorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's Mitre and Minute pirate bug share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hemiptera. (Hemiptera)

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Minute pirate bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Minute pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden