Orthops basalis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus.

[1][2] then east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.

It is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and is elongated with males often having three pale spots on the scutellum.

[3] Orthops basalis lives on various Apiaceae and have no specialization in certain genera.

There they suck on the immature reproductive organs.