Citron bug
Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1775)
Status not recordedinsects
The citron bug (Leptoglossus gonagra) is a species in the family Coreidae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the citron 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 citron bug live?
Not recorded
Is the citron 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 citron bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyCoreidae
- genusLeptoglossus
- SpeciesLeptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms Anisoscelis antica, Anisoscelis australis, Anisoscelis bidentatus, Anisoscelis flavopunctatus, Anisoscelis gonagra, Anisoscelis orientalis, Anisoscelis praecipua, Cimex australis, Cimex gonagra, Cimex grallator, Cimex membranaceus, Cimex momordicae, Leptoglossus australis, Leptoglossus bidentatus, Leptoglossus gonager, Leptoglossus membranaceus, Leptoglossus sumbawensis, Lygaeus gonagra
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Passionvine bugEnglish
- chinche de calabazaSpanish
- アシビロヘリカメムシJapanese
- 주홍무늬허리노린재Korean
- Percevejo-escuroPortuguese
- Лептоглоссус австралийскийRussian
- 葉足緣椿象Chinese
- 葉足緣蝽Chinese
Relatives of the citron bug
Other species in the same genus Leptoglossus.
Pine seed bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Large-legged bug
Leptoglossus zonatus
Western leaf-footed bug
Leptoglossus clypealis
Southern pine seed bug
Leptoglossus corculus
Magnolia leaf-footed bug
Leptoglossus fulvicornis
Northern leaf-footed bug
Leptoglossus oppositus
CompareCitron bug vs Pine seed bugCitron bug vs Large-legged bugCitron bug vs Western leaf-footed bugCitron bug vs Southern pine seed bug
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the citron bug?
The citron bug (Leptoglossus gonagra) belongs to the family Coreidae 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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