Enchanter's stiltbug
The enchanter's stiltbug is a thin little true bug that lives in shady woods. It is a very fussy eater and only feeds on one kind of woodland plant, called enchanter's nightshade. You can find it in many parts of Europe and Asia.
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Fun facts
It spends the winter as a grown-up bug, hiding under loose bark or in dry fallen leaves.
In June and July the mother lays her eggs one by one on the stems and leaves of its favourite plant.
The young bugs, called nymphs, grow up over the summer, and the new grown-ups appear from August.
In Britain and Ireland it is quite common in the south, but it does not live in the far north.
Most asked questions about Enchanter's stiltbug
?What does the enchanter's stiltbug eat?
Only enchanter's nightshade, a small plant of shady woods. It mostly feeds on the flowers and seeds.
?Where does the enchanter's stiltbug live?
In damp, shady leafy woods in Europe and across Asia as far as Siberia.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Metatropis rufescens
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Berytidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Berytidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Metatropis rufescens (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 pjt56 ---. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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