Black-shouldered shieldbug
The black-shouldered shieldbug has a body shaped like a shield. It can be purple, reddish brown or yellowish, and the pointed corners of its shoulders are black. Its feelers are black and its legs are orange.
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Fun facts
The mother lays her eggs in late May or early June on grasses, clover and other plants.
It can nibble on beans, cabbages, carrots, strawberries and apple trees.
It looks so much like some of its cousins that even experts can mix them up.
Its back sometimes has short black stripes and black spots.
Most asked questions about Black-shouldered shieldbug
?Is the black-shouldered shieldbug dangerous?
No. It is harmless to people, but it can damage crops in fields and gardens.
?How big is the black-shouldered shieldbug?
It is about 11 to 13 millimetres long.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Carpocoris purpureipennis
- Named by
- De Geer, 1773
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Pentatomidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Pentatomidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Carpocoris purpureipennis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Ivar Leidus. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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