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Lygus pratensis

Lygus pratensis

The Lygus pratensis, also known as the garden bug, is a small insect that loves to hop around in gardens and fields. They are green or brown and can be found on many plants, where they like to munch on leaves.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Lygus pratensis has a flattened, oval body, usually mottled brown with yellow or greenish patches. It often displays a distinct V-shape or heart-like pattern on its back. Its drab coloration helps it blend into varied plant environments.

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Lygus pratensis

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A female can lay hundreds of tiny eggs inside plant stems!

Baby Lygus bugs are green and look like tiny aphids!

These bugs enjoy meals from over 50 different kinds of plants!

They use their sharp mouthparts like a straw to drink plant juice!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Plant Juicer

Lygus pratensis can suck plant sap using special piercing mouthparts, helping them get nutrients from many plants.

Fähigkeit

Color Shifter

Lygus pratensis can change its body color slightly to blend in with the plants around it, helping them hide.

Fähigkeit

Quick Flier

Lygus pratensis has strong wings that help them fly away fast when they sense danger or want to find new plants.

Maße und Details

Größe
5-7 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They sip plant juices with their straw-like mouths from many different plants!

Hauptnahrung

  • plant sap
  • young shoots
  • flower buds
  • fruits
  • nectar
  • pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

apple

Malus domestica

Feeds on young apple fruits and leaves.

eats

alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Sucks sap from alfalfa stems and flowers.

eaten by

big-eyed bug

Geocoris punctipes

A predatory insect that feeds on Lygus nymphs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Garden BugTarnished Plant Bug

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These bugs are not harmful, but it's best to observe them without touching.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Lygus pratensis?

5-7 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Lygus pratensis?

30-60 Tage

Was frisst Lygus pratensis?

They sip plant juices with their straw-like mouths from many different plants!

Wo findet man Lygus pratensis normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Lygus pratensis?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Lygus pratensis?

6

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