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Saucer bug

Ilyocoris cimicoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The saucer bug (Ilyocoris cimicoides) is a species in the family Naucoridae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the saucer 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 saucer bug live?

Not recorded

Is the saucer 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 saucer bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyNaucoridae
  6. genusIlyocoris
  7. SpeciesIlyocoris cimicoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Naucoris cimicoides, Nepa cimicoides

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Saucer bugsEnglish
  • bodule obecnáCzech
  • VandrøverDanish
  • SchwimmwanzeGerman
  • ujurlutikasEstonian
  • tassiludeFinnish
  • NaucoreFrench
  • csíkpoloskaHungarian
  • 빈대물둥구리Korean
  • Paprastoji VandenblakėLithuanian
  • vannrøverNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwemwantsDutch
  • Żyrytwa pluskwowataPolish
  • плавт обыкновенныйRussian
  • štípavka obyčajnáSlovak
  • vattenbiSwedish
  • Плавт звичайнийUkrainian
  • Platte waterwantsDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the saucer bug

Other species in the same genus Ilyocoris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the saucer bug?

The saucer bug (Ilyocoris cimicoides) belongs to the family Naucoridae 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Saucer bug (Ilyocoris cimicoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saucer-bug

MLA

“Saucer bug (Ilyocoris cimicoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saucer-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{saucer_bug_2026,
  title = {Saucer bug (Ilyocoris cimicoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saucer-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}