Bindweed seedeating bug
Graptostethus servus
The bindweed seedeating bug is a seed bug, a small true bug that feeds on seeds. It lives in many warm parts of the world. Its babies, called nymphs, are grey.
Lives in
Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not sting people.
What does it eat?
It sucks the juice out of plant seeds with its sharp, straw like mouth.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
Bindweed seedeating bug 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
1
It lives in a huge area, from Europe and Asia all the way to Australia and the Pacific islands.
2
There are six kinds of it, called subspecies, in different parts of the world.
3
Chickens like to peck up its grey babies.
you asked
Most asked questions about Bindweed seedeating bug
?What does the bindweed seedeating bug eat?
It feeds on plant seeds, sucking them with its straw like mouth.
?Where does the bindweed seedeating bug live?
In Europe, Asia, Australia and on Pacific islands.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Graptostethus servus
- Named by
- Fabricius, 1787
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Lygaeidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Lygaeidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia, Australia and Oceania
Where the facts come from
- Graptostethus servus (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 anukma Depicted place: Malaysia ( 2°56′48″N 101°56′29″E / 2.9465863218°N 101.9413373008°E / 2.9465863218; 101.9413373008 ). CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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