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Forest bug

Pentatoma rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the forest bug

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 forest bug live?

Not recorded

Is the forest 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 forest bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusPentatoma
  7. SpeciesPentatoma rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex rufipes, Tropicoris rufipes

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Red-legged shieldbugEnglish
  • kněžice rudonoháCzech
  • Almindelig rødbenDanish
  • Rotbeinige BaumwanzeGerman
  • Chinche de bosqueSpanish
  • Punajalg-kilbikEstonian
  • härkäludeFinnish
  • Punaise des boisFrench
  • Fríd Scéithe ChosdeargIrish
  • SmrdibubaCroatian
  • vöröslábú címerespoloskaHungarian
  • Cimice dei boschiItalian
  • アシアカカメムシJapanese
  • 홍다리노린재Korean
  • Raudonkojė skydblakėLithuanian
  • rødfottegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • GeelstipstinkwantsDutch
  • raudfottegeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • AdiosPolish
  • Щитник красноногийRussian
  • bzdocha červenonoháSlovak
  • Uhata rosonožkaSlovenian
  • rödbent bärfisSwedish
  • Пентатома рудоногаUkrainian
  • Almindelig bredtægeDanish
  • Rødbenet bredtægeDanish
  • Rødbenet stinktægeDanish
  • Punaise à pattes roussesFrench
  • Cimice zamperosseItalian
  • RoodpootschildwantsDutch
  • Tarczówka rudonogaPolish
  • rödbent stinkflySwedish
  • Щитник червононогийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the forest bug

Other species in the same genus Pentatoma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the forest bug?

The forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes) 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). Forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/forest-bug

MLA

“Forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/forest-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{forest_bug_2026,
  title = {Forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/forest-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}