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Oxycarenus lavaterae  (Fabricius, 1787)
Taxonomical Classification:  Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Heteroptera / Lygaeidae
Lime Seed Bug     Maltese name not known
Further Information:
Very common throughout the Maltese Islands. Usually forms large congregations on host plants such as those of the genera Lavatera and Althea.


















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