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Meadow plant bug

Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The meadow plant bug (Leptopterna dolabrata) is a species in the family Miridae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the meadow plant bug

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Main food
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
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Countries on record
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Where does the meadow plant bug live?

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Is the meadow plant 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 meadow plant bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMiridae
  6. genusLeptopterna
  7. SpeciesLeptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex antennirectus, Cimex deses, Cimex dolabratus, Cimex frumentarius, Cimex lateralis, Cimex porrectus, Cimex riparius, Cimex v-flavum, Leptopterna abbreviata, Leptopterna antennirectus, Leptopterna aurantiaca, Leptopterna belangeri, Leptopterna deses, Leptopterna dolabrata aurantiaca, Leptopterna dolabratus, Leptopterna dolobrata, Leptopterna dolobrata aurantiaca, Leptopterna lateralis, Leptopterna picticeps, Leptopterna porrecta, Leptopterna riparia, Leptopterna v-flavum, Leptoterna dolobrata, Miris abbreviatus, Miris belangeri, Miris picticeps, Stenodema frumentaria

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • klopuška hnědožlutáCzech
  • GræstægeDanish
  • GraswanzeGerman
  • nurmitähkäludeFinnish
  • Punaise des présFrench
  • közönséges mezeipoloskaHungarian
  • Painioji ŽolblakėLithuanian
  • grastegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grote bonte graswantsDutch
  • Ścięga łąkowaPolish
  • Слепняк злаковыйRussian
  • bzdôška hnedožltáSlovak
  • axsugareSwedish
  • Сліпняк злаковийUkrainian
  • Almindelig græstægeDanish
  • Miride des prairiesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the meadow plant bug

Other species in the same genus Leptopterna.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the meadow plant bug?

The meadow plant bug (Leptopterna dolabrata) belongs to the family Miridae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Meadow plant bug (Leptopterna dolabrata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/meadow-plant-bug

MLA

“Meadow plant bug (Leptopterna dolabrata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/meadow-plant-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{meadow_plant_bug_2026,
  title = {Meadow plant bug (Leptopterna dolabrata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/meadow-plant-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}