Bracken bug
Monalocoris filicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The bracken bug (Monalocoris filicis) is a species in the family Miridae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the bracken bug
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bracken bug live?
Not recorded
Is the bracken bug endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the bracken bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyMiridae
- genusMonalocoris
- SpeciesMonalocoris filicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Cimex filicis, Monalocoris americanus, Monalocoris atlanticus, Monalocoris filicis atlantica, Monalocoris filicis atlanticus, Monalocoris filicis var. atlantica, Monalocoris japonensis, Southwood et
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- klopuška kapraďováCzech
- Mørk bregnetægeDanish
- Farn-WichtelGerman
- saniaisludeFinnish
- Punaise de la FougèreFrench
- ズアカシダカスミカメJapanese
- 고사리장님노린재Korean
- bregnetegeNorwegian Bokmål
- Lichtkoppige varenblindwantsDutch
- 蕨薇盲椿Chinese
Relatives of the bracken bug
Other species in the same genus Monalocoris.
CompareBracken bug vs Monalocoris amamianusBracken bug vs Monalocoris americanusBracken bug vs Monalocoris bipunctipennisBracken bug vs Monalocoris carioca
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the bracken bug?
The bracken bug (Monalocoris filicis) belongs to the family Miridae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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