Orange Grass Bug

Leptopterna ferrugata

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Orange Grass Bug
Scientific Name: 
Leptopterna ferrugata
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Taxonomy
Group: 
True Bug
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Hemiptera
Family: 
Miridae
Distribution

Distribution

Known only from the northwestern area of the territory (Inuvik) and it may be limited to this area. Primarily a palearctic species that has also been recorded from YT and AK (Scudder & Schwartz 2001).
Score: 
CF

Number of Occurrences

One occurrence found (Scudder & Schwartz 2001)
Score: 
AC
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Ranks drafted in 2020 by Chris Ratzlaff.
S Rank: 
S2S4
Decision Process Description: 
Feeds on a large variety of grasses, which are common in the territory (Scudder & Schwartz 2001).
Last Updated: 
September 18, 2020

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