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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.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyReduviidae
  6. genusTriatoma
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large kissing bug

Other species in the same genus Triatoma.

Big bed bug

Triatoma sanguisuga

ReduviidaeNo free photo yet

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large kissing bug (Triatoma rubrofasciata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-kissing-bug

MLA

“Large kissing bug (Triatoma rubrofasciata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-kissing-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{large_kissing_bug_2026,
  title = {Large kissing bug (Triatoma rubrofasciata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-kissing-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}