---
title: "Broken-backed Bug"
description: "Taylorilygus apicalis — Insecten en spinnen. Taylorilygus apicalis or broken-backed bug is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/broken-backed-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Broken-backed Bug

> Taylorilygus apicalis — Insecten en spinnen. Taylorilygus apicalis or broken-backed bug is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.

- Scientific name: *Taylorilygus apicalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9075
- Wikidata: [Q10691585](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10691585)
- iNaturalist taxon: [148094](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/148094)

## Names

- en: Broken-backed Bug
- es: Chinche Espalda Rota

## Countries with the most observations

US (3494), ES (350), AU (341), PT (297), BR (210), AR (202), FR (146), MX (113), IT (92), CN (70), HK (68), JP (68)

## Summary

Taylorilygus apicalis or broken-backed bug is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylorilygus_apicalis

## Photo

![Broken-backed Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broken-backed-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kahio Tiberio Mazon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111328617

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broken-backed-bug?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).