Denticulate leatherbug
The denticulate leatherbug is a small brown bug covered in tiny bumps. The edges of its back have rows of little teeth, and its back legs have big spikes. It loves warm, sunny places and is often found on clover.
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Fun facts
Each of its back legs has two big teeth on the thigh, plus a row of smaller spines.
Grown-ups and young bugs spend the winter hiding in fallen leaves or moss.
The top of its tummy is red with a black spot near the tip, hidden under its wings.
Scientists have given it more than ten different names since it was first described in 1763.
Most asked questions about Denticulate leatherbug
?Is the denticulate leatherbug dangerous?
No. It is a small plant-eating bug that is harmless to people.
?What does the denticulate leatherbug eat?
Plant juices, mostly from clover and sweet clover.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Coriomeris denticulatus
- Named by
- Scopoli, 1763
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Coreidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Coreidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia, Africa
Where the facts come from
- Coriomeris denticulatus (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 anbalemans. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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