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Leptopterna dolabrata female · painioji žolblakė ♀

EN · meadow plant bug
DE · Langhaarige Dolchwanze
PL · ścięga łąkowa


Males are always macropterous (fully-winged) and females usually brachypterous (partly-winged). It is commonly found in grassy areas in almost all of Europe to the northern Mediterranean and east across Asia Minor to the Caspian Sea region. It is an adventive species in North America . It feeds on developing grass seeds, causing seed heads to shrivel and prematurely whiten.

on Phleum pratense (pašarinis motiejukas)

model Canon PowerShot G2
f 8
EV± 0.0 EV
speed 1/60 s
flash yes, mode: unknown
ISO 50
focal 21 mm
mode auto