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Juniper bug

Gonocerus juniperi Herrich-Schäffer, 1839

Status not recordedinsects

The juniper bug (Gonocerus juniperi) is a species in the family Coreidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the juniper 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 juniper bug live?

Not recorded

Is the juniper 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 juniper bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyCoreidae
  6. genusGonocerus
  7. SpeciesGonocerus juniperi Herrich-Schäffer, 1839

Synonyms Cimex viridipes, Coreus triquetricornis, Gonocerus freyi, Gonocerus juniperi var. triquetricornis, Gonocerus obtusangulus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • vroubenka jalovcováCzech
  • Wacholder-RandwanzeGerman
  • Gonocère des genévriersFrench
  • boróka-karimáspoloskaHungarian
  • JeneverbesrandwantsDutch
  • Wtyk jałowcowiecPolish
  • Brinjeva UsnjatkaSlovenian
  • Гоноцерус ялівцевийUkrainian
  • Gonocère du genévrierFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the juniper bug

Other species in the same genus Gonocerus.

Box bug

Gonocerus acuteangulatus

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CompareJuniper bug vs Box bugJuniper bug vs Gonocerus abbreviatusJuniper bug vs Gonocerus acuteangulusJuniper bug vs Gonocerus insidiator

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the juniper bug?

The juniper bug (Gonocerus juniperi) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Juniper bug (Gonocerus juniperi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/juniper-bug

MLA

“Juniper bug (Gonocerus juniperi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/juniper-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{juniper_bug_2026,
  title = {Juniper bug (Gonocerus juniperi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/juniper-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}