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.

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Orthops basalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Orthops
Species:	O. basalis
Binomial name
Orthops basalis (A. Costa, 1853)
Synonyms
Phytocoris basalis A. Costa, 1853

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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. Both the nymphs and the adult bugs are often on the flowers, especially on the stems directly below the flowers. There they suck on the immature reproductive organs. ^[4]