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Bright-spotted groundbug

Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The bright-spotted groundbug is a small seed bug that lives on the ground. It belongs to a group called dirt-coloured seed bugs. It has a beak like mouth for sucking.

Lives in
Europe, Africa, Asia and now North America
Top speed
about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot sting and does not bite people.
What does it eat?
Like other seed bugs, it sucks the juice out of seeds.
For real!Photo of Bright-spotted groundbug
Picture by Slimguy. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It was first found in North America in 2001.

2

Some scientists put it in a different genus and call it Raglius vulgaris.

3

Its family are called dirt-coloured seed bugs because many of them are brown like soil.

you asked

Most asked questions about Bright-spotted groundbug

?Is the bright-spotted groundbug harmful?

No. It is a small harmless seed bug.

?Where does the bright-spotted groundbug live?

In Europe, Africa, Asia and, since 2001, North America too.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Rhyparochromidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Rhyparochromidae
Lives on
Europe, Africa, Asia, North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Rhyparochromus vulgaris (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Slimguy. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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