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Dock leaf bug

Arma custos (Fabricius, 1794)

Status not recordedinsects

The dock leaf bug (Arma custos) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the dock leaf 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 dock leaf bug live?

Not recorded

Is the dock leaf 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 dock leaf bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusArma
  7. SpeciesArma custos (Fabricius, 1794)

Synonyms Arma neocustos, Arma neoinsperata, Cimex custos

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • kněžice hnědáCzech
  • KustodetægeDanish
  • WaldwächterGerman
  • rautaludeFinnish
  • Asope sentinelleFrench
  • vörhenyes címerespoloskaHungarian
  • チャイロクチブトカメムシJapanese
  • 갈색주둥이노린재Korean
  • Bukaragė SkydblakėLithuanian
  • RoofschildwantsDutch
  • Wojnica drapieżnaPolish
  • арма ольховаяRussian
  • bzdocha hnedáSlovak
  • större rovbärfisSwedish
  • Pentatome gardienneFrench
  • SnuitkeverschildwantsDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dock leaf bug

Other species in the same genus Arma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dock leaf bug?

The dock leaf bug (Arma custos) belongs to the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dock leaf bug (Arma custos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dock-leaf-bug

MLA

“Dock leaf bug (Arma custos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dock-leaf-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{dock_leaf_bug_2026,
  title = {Dock leaf bug (Arma custos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dock-leaf-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}