Large kissing bug
Triatoma rubrofasciata (De Geer, 1773)
Status not recordedinsects
The large kissing bug (Triatoma rubrofasciata) is a species in the family Reduviidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the large kissing 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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the large kissing bug live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The large kissing bug is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the large kissing 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 large kissing bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyReduviidae
- genusTriatoma
- SpeciesTriatoma rubrofasciata (De Geer, 1773)
Synonyms Cimex rubrofasciatus, Reduvius gigas, Triatoma gigas
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- オオサシガメ(大刺亀)Japanese
- 廣椎獵蝽Chinese
- オオサシガメJapanese
Relatives of the large kissing bug
Other species in the same genus Triatoma.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the large kissing bug live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the large kissing bug for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the large kissing bug?
The large kissing bug (Triatoma rubrofasciata) belongs to the family Reduviidae 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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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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