Dark Green Apple Capsid vs Plant bug

Orthotylus marginalis compared with Orthotylus concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Green Apple Capsid	Plant 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 same	Miridae	Miridae
Genus same	Orthotylus	Orthotylus
Species	Orthotylus marginalis	Orthotylus concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Green Apple Capsid and Plant bug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthotylus.

Conservation Status

Dark Green Apple Capsid

LC — Least Concern

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Green Apple Capsid	Plant bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Green Apple Capsid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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