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Scarce issid bug

Issus muscaeformis (Schrank, 1781)

Status not recordedinsects

The scarce issid bug (Issus muscaeformis) is a species in the family Issidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 24 countries, including Armenia, Austria and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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Quick facts about the scarce issid 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
24 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the scarce issid bug live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The scarce issid bug is listed for 24 countries.

ArmeniaSwedenUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyCroatiaSwitzerlandNetherlandsItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomGeorgiaSloveniaSlovakiaCzechiaBosnia and Herz.Montenegro
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Armenia
  2. Austria
  3. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  4. Bulgaria
  5. Croatia
  6. Czechia
  7. Denmark
  8. Georgia
  9. Germany
  10. Greece
  11. Hungary
  12. Italy
  13. Moldova
  14. Montenegro
  15. Netherlands
  16. Poland
  17. Romania
  18. Slovakia
  19. Slovenia
  20. Sweden
  21. Switzerland
  22. Türkiye
  23. Ukraine
  24. United Kingdom

Is the scarce issid 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 scarce issid bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyIssidae
  6. genusIssus
  7. SpeciesIssus muscaeformis (Schrank, 1781)

Synonyms Cicada muscaeformis, Issus coleoptratus muscaeformis, Issus muscaeformis muscaeformis, Issus muscaeiformis, Issus muscaeriformes, Issus truncatus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • kornatka mouchovitáCzech
  • FliegenzikadeGerman
  • BoomkevercicadeDutch
  • owoszcza latającaPolish
  • skalbaggsstritSwedish
  • Fliegen-KäferzikadeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scarce issid bug

Other species in the same genus Issus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the scarce issid bug live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the scarce issid bug for 24 countries, including Armenia, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Croatia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the scarce issid bug?

The scarce issid bug (Issus muscaeformis) belongs to the family Issidae 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). Scarce issid bug (Issus muscaeformis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-issid-bug

MLA

“Scarce issid bug (Issus muscaeformis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-issid-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{scarce_issid_bug_2026,
  title = {Scarce issid bug (Issus muscaeformis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-issid-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}