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Anchor stink bug

Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedinsects

The anchor stink bug (Stiretrus anchorago) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the anchor stink bug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the anchor stink bug live?

Not recorded

Is the anchor stink bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the anchor stink bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusStiretrus
  7. SpeciesStiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Predatory stinkbugEnglish
  • Chinche catarinaSpanish
  • Punaise calligrapheFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the anchor stink bug

Other species in the same genus Stiretrus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the anchor stink bug?

The anchor stink bug (Stiretrus anchorago) belongs to the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Anchor stink bug (Stiretrus anchorago). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/anchor-stink-bug

MLA

“Anchor stink bug (Stiretrus anchorago).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/anchor-stink-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{anchor_stink_bug_2026,
  title = {Anchor stink bug (Stiretrus anchorago)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/anchor-stink-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}