Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Miridae)


Male

Female

Nymph

Length: Male 7.8-9.1mm, Female 7.1-9.7mm
Egg Nymph Adult
(Winter) May - June
(Earliest: 22.5)
April - October
(Earliest: 14.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
Many Poaceae Juices

Chenopodium album Juices

Achillea millefolium Nectar
Possible Food:
Salix Juices
Parasitoids:
Peristenus pallipes Larva

Phasia obesa Larva

British Bugs: Leptopterna dolabrata
Nature Spot: Leptopterna dolabrata
InsektenBox: Graswanze
Plant Parasites of Europe: Leptopterna dolabrata


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