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Blue bug

Zicrona caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The blue bug (Zicrona caerulea) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the blue bug

Weight
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Length
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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 blue bug live?

Not recorded

Is the blue 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 blue bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusZicrona
  7. SpeciesZicrona caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex caeruleus, Stiretrus coeruleus, Zicrona caerula, Zicrona coerulae, Zicrona coerulea

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Blue shieldbugEnglish
  • Xinxa BlavaCatalan
  • kněžice kovováCzech
  • BlåtægeDanish
  • Blaugrüne BaumwanzeGerman
  • välkeludeFinnish
  • Pentatome bleueFrench
  • תריסית כחולהHebrew
  • acélkék poloskaHungarian
  • ルリクチブトカメムシJapanese
  • 남색주둥이노린재Korean
  • Mėlynoji skydblakėLithuanian
  • metallbreitegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Blauwe schildwantsDutch
  • Porembica stalnicaPolish
  • Щитник синийRussian
  • bzdocha kovovoleskláSlovak
  • blå rovbärfisSwedish
  • Зікрона синяUkrainian
  • 藍蝽Chinese
  • Almindelig blåtægeDanish
  • Blå bredtægeDanish
  • Punaise turquoiseFrench
  • Punaise verte bleuâtreFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue bug

Other species in the same genus Zicrona.

CompareBlue bug vs Zicrona marginella

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue bug?

The blue bug (Zicrona caerulea) 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). Blue bug (Zicrona caerulea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bug

MLA

“Blue bug (Zicrona caerulea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_bug_2026,
  title = {Blue bug (Zicrona caerulea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}