Malacocoris chlorizans

Malacocoris chlorizans (commonly known as delicate apple capsid)[1] is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Orthotylinae.

The species is green coloured and is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) long.

[1] It is found in Europe (mainly absent from Albania, Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Madeira, Malta and North Macedonia).

[2] and east to the Caspian Sea.

Malacocoris chlorizans is found in deciduous trees, especially in hazel[3] where it feeds on mites and aphids.