#4053 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects
Meadow Plant Bug
🇳🇱 Grote bonte graswants ·Leptopterna dolabrata
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what is it?
Leptopterna dolabrata ( Miris dolabratus ), commonly known as the meadow plant bug , is an insect in the Miridae family. It is commonly found in grassy areas in North America and Europe. It feeds on developing grass seeds, causing seed heads to shrivel and prematurely whiten. It is regarded as a pest wherever grass is grown for seed. The species has long antennae and is black coloured.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 61 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 15,058 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Meadow Plant Bug
- Nederlands
- Grote bonte graswants
- scientific name
- Leptopterna dolabrata
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hemiptera
- family
- Miridae
- sightings in NL
- 61
- sightings in Europe
- 9,280
- sightings worldwide
- 15,058
- GBIF records in NL
- 5,387
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
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Sources: iNaturalist taxon 321904, Wikidata Q1758538, GBIF 2011230, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.