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Two-spined Grass Bug
Stenodema calcarata
Stenodema calcarata, also known as the two-spined grass bug, is a species of bug from Miridae family, that can be found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Central Asia, the Russian Far East, Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan.
From the article Stenodema calcarata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The length of an adult is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in), and have a longitudinal furrow between the eyes.
What it does
Stenodema calcarata lives on grasses including Agrostis tenuis, Alopecurus pratensis, Festuca and in bogs Molinia caerulea and many other grasses (Poaceae), and also on (Cyperaceae) and (Juncaceae), such as sedges Carex, Scirpus and Juncus. The species hibernates in winter, and come aground in April. During this time, the females start to change colour to green, while males still remain yellow, or brown. The larvae appears by August.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 499244.