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Apple capsid

Lygocoris rugicollis (Fallen, 1807)

Status not recordedinsects

The apple capsid (Lygocoris rugicollis) is a species in the family Miridae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the apple capsid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the apple capsid live?

Not recorded

Is the apple capsid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the apple capsid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMiridae
  6. genusLygocoris
  7. SpeciesLygocoris rugicollis (Fallen, 1807)

Synonyms Lygaeus rugicollis, Lygocoris marginatus, Lygocoris piceus, Lygocoris rugicollis, Phytocoris marginata, Pleisocoris rugicollis, Plesiocoris rugicollis, Plesiocoris rugicollis picea

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • ÆbletægeDanish
  • kurttuludeFinnish
  • epletegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • WilgenwantsDutch
  • Клоп яблонный северныйRussian
  • äpplestinkflySwedish
  • Groene wilgenschaduwwantsDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the apple capsid

Other species in the same genus Lygocoris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the apple capsid?

The apple capsid (Lygocoris rugicollis) belongs to the family Miridae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Apple capsid (Lygocoris rugicollis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-capsid

MLA

“Apple capsid (Lygocoris rugicollis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-capsid.

BibTeX
@misc{apple_capsid_2026,
  title = {Apple capsid (Lygocoris rugicollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-capsid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}