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Red meadow plant bug

Leptopterna ferrugata (Fallen, 1807)

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

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Quick facts about the red 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 red meadow plant bug live?

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Is the red 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 red meadow plant bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMiridae
  6. genusLeptopterna
  7. SpeciesLeptopterna ferrugata (Fallen, 1807)

Synonyms Leptopterna discors, Leptoterna ferrugata, Lopus discors, Miris ferrugatus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Rødbrun græstægeDanish
  • paahdetähkäludeFinnish
  • Kleine bonte graswantsDutch
  • Лептоптерна степнаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red 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 red meadow plant bug?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red meadow plant bug (Leptopterna ferrugata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-meadow-plant-bug

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“Red meadow plant bug (Leptopterna ferrugata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-meadow-plant-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{red_meadow_plant_bug_2026,
  title = {Red meadow plant bug (Leptopterna ferrugata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-meadow-plant-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}