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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
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 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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusRhaphigaster
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

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.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mottled stink bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-stink-bug

MLA

“Mottled stink bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-stink-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{mottled_stink_bug_2026,
  title = {Mottled stink bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-stink-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}