Bug FAQClouded Plant Bug
Neurocolpus nubilus · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Miridae
Source: Wikipedia
The clouded plant bug lives in North America. It feeds on many plants, including cotton, alfalfa, soybeans, milkweed, clovers and nettles.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It eats a variety of plants such as cotton, alfalfa, soybeans, milkweed, clovers and nettles.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 41 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, Illinois, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, Georgia, New York, Ohio.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants does the clouded plant bug feed on?
It feeds on cotton, alfalfa, soybeans, milkweed, clovers, nettles and other plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Miridae)
North American Tarnished Plant BugLygus lineolarisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red-spotted Plant BugDeraeocoris ruber
Alfalfa Plant BugAdelphocoris lineolatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataDamages trees, gardens or crops
Four-lined Plant BugPoecilocapsus lineatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurocolpus_nubilus
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.