Three spotted nettle bug
Liocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)
Status not recordedinsects
The three spotted nettle bug (Liocoris tripustulatus) is a species in the family Miridae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the three spotted nettle 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 three spotted nettle bug live?
Not recorded
Is the three spotted nettle 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 three spotted nettle bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyMiridae
- genusLiocoris
- SpeciesLiocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms Cimex bifasciatus, Cimex tripustulatus, Liocoris autumnalis, Liocoris bifasciatus, Liocoris bimaculatus, Liocoris inequalis, Liocoris lhesgica, Liocoris mutatus, Liocoris nepeticolus, Liocoris pallens, Liocoris pictus, Liocoris quadrimaculatus, Liocoris signatus, Liocoris similis, Liocoris sordidus, Liocoris tibialis, Liocoris tripustulatus autumnalis, Liocoris tripustulatus bimaculata, Liocoris tripustulatus inequalis, Liocoris tripustulatus nepeticolus, Liocoris tripustulatus similis, Lygus tripustulatus, Phytocoris pictus, Phytocoris tripustulatus, Phytocoris tripustulatus lhesgica
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- klopuška draváCzech
- NældeblomstertægeDanish
- Brennnessel-WeichwanzeGerman
- nokkosludeFinnish
- Punaise de l'OrtieFrench
- hárompettyes mezeipoloskaHungarian
- Geltonmargė žolblakėLithuanian
- BrandnetelblindwantsDutch
- lulek małoplamekPolish
- Крапивный клопRussian
- bzdôška draváSlovak
- Treplettet nældetægeDanish
- Gepunktete NesselwanzeGerman
- BrandnetelprachtwantsDutch
Relatives of the three spotted nettle bug
Other species in the same family Miridae.
Lucerne bug
Adelphocoris lineolatus
Meadow plant bug
Leptopterna dolabrata
Red bug
Deraeocoris ruber
Common green capsid
Lygocoris pabulinus
Streaked plant bug
Miris striatus
Grass bug
Stenodema laevigata
CompareThree spotted nettle bug vs Lucerne bugThree spotted nettle bug vs Meadow plant bugThree spotted nettle bug vs Red bugThree spotted nettle bug vs Common green capsid
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the three spotted nettle bug?
The three spotted nettle bug (Liocoris tripustulatus) belongs to the family Miridae 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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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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