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Two-spotted Grass Bug
Two-spotted Grass Bug (Stenotus binotatus) – species of family “Plant Bugs“

Stenotus binotatus is a species of plant bug, originally from Europe, but now also established across North America and New Zealand. It is 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, yellowish, with darker markings on the pronotum and forewings. It feeds on various grasses, and can be a pest of crops such as wheat.

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Arthropods Insects True Bugs Plant Bugs Alfalfa Plant Bug Apolygus lucorum Calocoris affinis Campyloneura virgula Closterotomus biclavatus Common Green Capsid Common Nettle Flower Bug Deraeocoris lutescens Dicyphus errans European Tarnished Plant Bug Grass bug Halticus luteicollis handsome plant bug Hoplomachus thunbergii Lygus pratensis Meadow Plant Bug Megaloceroea recticornis Megalocoleus tanaceti Orthops basalis Potato Mirid Psallus varians Red-spotted Plant Bug spotted plant bug Three Spotted Nettle Bug Trigonotylus ruficornis Tupiocoris rhododendri Two-spotted Grass Bug

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„Two-spotted Grass Bug“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily