''Stenodema calcarata'' is a species of
bug from
Miridae family, that can be found in
Europe and across the
Palearctic
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The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
to
Central Asia, the
Russian Far East,
Siberia, northern
China
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,
Korea and
Japan
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.
Description
The length of an
adult
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is , and have a longitudinal furrow between the eyes.
Ecology
''Stenodema calcarata'' lives on grasses including ''
Agrostis tenuis
''Agrostis capillaris'', the common bent, colonial bent, or browntop, is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial in the grass family ( Poaceae). It is native to Eurasia and has been widely introduced in many parts of the world. Colonial be ...
'', ''
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.
Ecology
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References
Insects described in 1807
Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén
Stenodemini
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