Leptopterna dolabrata

Leptopterna dolabrata
	Male meadow plant bug
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Leptopterna
Species:	L. dolabrata
Binomial name
	Leptopterna dolabrata; (Linnaeus, 1758)

Leptopterna dolabrata (Miris dolabratus), commonly known as the meadow plant bug, is an insect in the Miridae family.^[1] It is commonly found in grassy areas in almost all of Europe to the northern Mediterranean and east across Asia Minor to the Caspian Sea region. It is an adventive species in North America . It feeds on developing grass seeds, causing seed heads to shrivel and prematurely whiten. It is regarded as a pest wherever grass is grown for seed.^[2] The species has long antennae and is black coloured.^[3]

References

Leptopterna dolabrata nymph

^ Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, page 186. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
^ Meadow plant bug at Grass Seed Insects, Oregon State University
^ Description

External links

Media related to Leptopterna dolabrata at Wikimedia Commons
Leptopterna dolabrata at British Bugs

This Miridae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, page 186. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.

[2] Meadow plant bug at Grass Seed Insects, Oregon State University

[3] Description

[1]

[2]

[3]

Leptopterna dolabrata

References

External links

Navigation menu

Search