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

throughout the British Isles, this bug occurs, often very abundantly, in meadows, roadside verges and other grassy places. It is always found in fairly moist conditions, and in very dry areas is replaced by L. ferrugata.