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Eurygaster alternata

Status not recordedinsects

Eurygaster alternata is a species in the family Scutelleridae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Eurygaster alternata

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 Eurygaster alternata live?

Not recorded

Is Eurygaster alternata 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 Eurygaster alternata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyScutelleridae
  6. genusEurygaster
  7. SpeciesEurygaster alternata (Say, 1828)
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Porte-bouclier alterneFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Eurygaster alternata

Other species in the same genus Eurygaster.

Tortoise bug

Eurygaster testudinaria

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Eurygaster alternata?

Eurygaster alternata (Eurygaster alternata) belongs to the family Scutelleridae 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). Eurygaster alternata (Eurygaster alternata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eurygaster-alternata

MLA

“Eurygaster alternata (Eurygaster alternata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eurygaster-alternata.

BibTeX
@misc{eurygaster_alternata_2026,
  title = {Eurygaster alternata (Eurygaster alternata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eurygaster-alternata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}