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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
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Length
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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMiridae
  6. genusMonalocoris
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bracken bug

Other species in the same genus Monalocoris.

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Common questions

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bracken bug (Monalocoris filicis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bracken-bug

MLA

“Bracken bug (Monalocoris filicis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bracken-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{bracken_bug_2026,
  title = {Bracken bug (Monalocoris filicis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bracken-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}