Brachycoleus decolor is a species of plant-feeding insects of the family Miridae.Catalogue of lifePlant Bug
Description Brachycoleus decolor can reach a length of about .Insekten These relatively large true bugs have a short and wide head. Body is covered with yellowish fine hairs. Legs are yellowish-orange. Pronotum and hemelytra show distinct longitudinal black markings on a pale yellow or green background.R. Hosseini A Review on the Genus Brachycoleus (Hemiptera, Miridae) with Identification Key to the Species Found in Iran
Distribution This species is present in Russia, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Polish Red Data Book of Animals Siberia and Central Asia, Turkestan and Turkey.Fauna europaea
Habitat Brachycoleus decolor lives in high-mountain deciduous forests, rocky grounds and pastures, at an elevation up to above sea level.True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Pčinja Valley (Serbia)
Biology These true bugs mainly feed on Apiaceae, especially on parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), field eryngo (Eryngium campestre) and Peucedanum species. This species can be found, however, on spurge (Euphorbia spec.) and knapweeds (Centaurea spec.). Adults can be seen in June and July.Roland LUPOL LES PUNAISES DES OMBELLIFERES DE FRANCE
References
External links Koleopterologie.de