Grass bug
Stenodema laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The grass bug (Stenodema laevigata) is a species in the family Miridae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the grass bug
- Weight
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- Length
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- Lifespan
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- 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 grass bug live?
Not recorded
Is the grass 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 grass bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyMiridae
- genusStenodema
- SpeciesStenodema laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Cimex albo-lineatus, Cimex laevigatus, Cimex lateralis, Cimex leavigatus, Cimex marshani, Cimex pallescens, Cimex pallidus, Cimex testaceus, Cimex tetragrammos, Miris laevigatus, Miris laevigatus albicans, Miris laevigatus grisescens, Miris laevigatus lutescens, Miris laevigatus pallescens, Miris laevigatus sulphureus, Miris laevigatus var. virescens, Stenodema albicans, Stenodema albolineata, Stenodema grisescens, Stenodema laevigatum melas, Stenodema laevigatum pallescens, Stenodema lateralis, Stenodema lutescens, Stenodema marshani, Stenodema melas, Stenodema pallida, Stenodema sulphurea, Stenodema testacea, Stenodema tetragrammos, Stenodema virens laterale, Stenodema virescens
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- klopuška stehnatáCzech
- Slank græstægeDanish
- GraswanzeGerman
- kastikkaheinäludeFinnish
- Ilganugarė ŽolblakėLithuanian
- Gewone smallijfDutch
- mściel natrawnyPolish
- Слепняк гладкийRussian
- Glatte GrasweichwanzeGerman
Relatives of the grass bug
Other species in the same genus Stenodema.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the grass bug?
The grass bug (Stenodema laevigata) 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
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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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