Mottled stink bug
Rhaphigaster nebulosa (Poda, 1761)
Status not recordedinsects
The mottled stink bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the mottled stink 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 mottled stink bug live?
Not recorded
Is the mottled stink 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 mottled stink bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyPentatomidae
- genusRhaphigaster
- SpeciesRhaphigaster nebulosa (Poda, 1761)
Synonyms Cimex nebulosa
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Mottled shield bugEnglish
- Bernat nebulósCatalan
- kněžice mlhovitáCzech
- Graue FeldwanzeGerman
- chinche hedionda grisSpanish
- Punaise griseFrench
- bencepoloskaHungarian
- Cimice nebulosaItalian
- Grauwe schildwantsDutch
- Dzidosz mglistyPolish
- Щитник тополевыйRussian
- bzdocha sivastáSlovak
- Benekli Kalkan BöceğiTurkish
- Рафігастер сірийUkrainian
- GartenwanzeGerman
- Graue GartenwanzeGerman
- Punaise nébuleuseFrench
- Cimice screziata grigiaItalian
- Grauwe VeldwantsDutch
Relatives of the mottled stink bug
Other species in the same genus Rhaphigaster.
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Common questions
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What kind of animal is the mottled stink bug?
The mottled stink bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) belongs to the family Pentatomidae 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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