Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae.

[2][3] This species can be found in most of Europe, in Africa, in Northern Asia (excluding China) and in the Indomalayan realm.

Usually the males are light reddish-brown to dark red, while the females are green and brownish-colored.

[7] This species is very similar to Lygus wagneri, but usually it is slightly larger, has longer membrane and a more densely pubescent corium.

A good biological control is represented by the parasitic wasps of the genus Peristenus that actively seek the nymphs and lay an egg inside them.