Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Leptopterna
Species: L. ferrugata

Found throughout the British Isles; it occurs in drier localities than L. dolabrata, and when they are found together L. ferrugata will be found to be dominant in the drier, more exposed parts and L. dolabrata in the damper parts of the area