Coastal groundbug

Beosus maritimus

Eats: Plants True bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The coastal groundbug is a small seed bug. Its colours are the colours of dirt, so it is hard to spot on the ground. It lives in Europe and western Asia.

Lives in

Mainly Europe and western Asia

Top speed

about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)

On foot, estimate

Can it hurt you?

Harmless

Harmless. It does not bite people.

What does it eat?

Like other seed bugs, it feeds on seeds.

Photo of Coastal groundbug — Picture by Didier Descouens. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)

Coastal groundbug about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)

A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

cool stuff

Fun facts

It belongs to a group called dirt-coloured seed bugs, a perfect name for its camouflage.

It has four slightly different kinds.

It was first described in 1763, more than 260 years ago.

you asked

Most asked questions about Coastal groundbug

?What does the coastal groundbug eat?

It is a seed bug, so it feeds on seeds.

?Is the coastal groundbug harmful?

No. It is a small, harmless bug.

For bug experts

Scientific name: Beosus maritimus
Named by: Scopoli, 1763
Group: True bugs and cicadas
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Classification: Insecta > Hemiptera > Rhyparochromidae
Lives on: Europe, Asia

Where the facts come from

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

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