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White-shouldered shieldbug

Dyroderes umbraculatus
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The white-shouldered shieldbug is a small shield bug from Europe. It is shaped like a little shield and lives mostly on bedstraw plants. It sucks plant juice with a mouth like a tiny straw.

Lives in
Southern and western Europe, from Portugal and the British Isles to Greece and Bulgaria
Top speed
about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not sting. Like other shield bugs, it may make a bad smell if you bother it.
What does it eat?
It feeds mainly on bedstraw plants, sucking their juice.
For real!Photo of White-shouldered shieldbug
Picture by Hectonichus. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

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Fun facts

1

It is the only living species in its genus. Scientists also know one fossil relative.

2

It was first described by the Danish scientist Fabricius in 1775.

3

It lives in countries such as Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary.

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Most asked questions about White-shouldered shieldbug

?What does the white-shouldered shieldbug eat?

It sucks juice from plants, mostly bedstraws.

?Where does the white-shouldered shieldbug live?

In Europe, from Portugal and the British Isles to Greece and Bulgaria.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Dyroderes umbraculatus
Named by
Fabricius, 1775
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Pentatomidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Pentatomidae
Lives on
Europe

Where the facts come from

  1. Dyroderes (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Hectonichus. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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