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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?

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

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Relatives of the grass bug

Other species in the same genus Stenodema.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grass bug?

The grass bug (Stenodema laevigata) belongs to the family Miridae in the order Hemiptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grass bug (Stenodema laevigata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-bug

MLA

“Grass bug (Stenodema laevigata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{grass_bug_2026,
  title = {Grass bug (Stenodema laevigata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}