title: Calocoris affinis
text: # Calocoris affinis
  
  Calocoris affinis is a species of insect in the subfamily Mirinae of the family Miridae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Switzerland and Greece.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  It is distributed in most of Europe, including Denmark, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, Finland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is normally found in meadows.
  
  It is not found in Switzerland and Greece due to the mountainous terrain.
  
  ## Characteristics
  
  It can be 6.6 to 8.3 mm long. It lays its eggs in the fall, while hatching in the summer from June to August.
  
  ### Diet
  
  Its diet consists of Urtica dioica juices, Heracleum sphondylium nectar, and Centaurea jacea nectar.
  
  