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Mullein bug

Campylomma verbasci (Meyer-Dur, 1843)

Status not recordedinsects

The mullein bug (Campylomma verbasci) is a species in the family Miridae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the mullein 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 mullein bug live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mullein bug as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the mullein 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 mullein bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMiridae
  6. genusCampylomma
  7. SpeciesCampylomma verbasci (Meyer-Dur, 1843)

Synonyms Campylomma nicolasi, Campylomma novaki, Campylomma pellucida, Campylomma punctipes, Campylomma zizyphi, Capsus punctipes, Capsus verbasci, Orthotylus pellucidus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • KongelysblomstertægeDanish
  • Königskerzen-WeichwanzeGerman
  • kalvasludeFinnish
  • punaise de la molèneFrench
  • Toortsbleke blindwantsDutch
  • Слепняк коровяковыйRussian
  • bzdôška divozelováSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mullein bug

Other species in the same genus Campylomma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the mullein bug an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mullein bug as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the mullein bug?

The mullein bug (Campylomma verbasci) belongs to the family Miridae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mullein bug (Campylomma verbasci). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mullein-bug

MLA

“Mullein bug (Campylomma verbasci).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mullein-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{mullein_bug_2026,
  title = {Mullein bug (Campylomma verbasci)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mullein-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}