Painted bug
Eurydema dominulus (Scopoli, 1763)
Status not recordedinsects
The painted bug (Eurydema dominulus) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the painted 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 painted bug live?
Not recorded
Is the painted 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 painted bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyPentatomidae
- genusEurydema
- SpeciesEurydema dominulus (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms Cimex dominulus, Eurydema dominulus dominulus, Eurydema festiva, Eurydema ornata, Pentatoma festiva, Strachia festiva
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Scarlet shieldbugEnglish
- kněžice červenáCzech
- KarsetægeDanish
- Rotschwarze GemüsewanzeGerman
- koreakaaliludeFinnish
- Eurydème souveraineFrench
- 姫菜亀Japanese
- 홍비단노린재Korean
- Kryžmažiedinė skydblakėLithuanian
- Scharlaken schildwantsDutch
- Warzywnica jednobarwnaPolish
- Эвридема севернаяRussian
- Penušina kapusnicaSlovenian
- bräsmabärfisSwedish
- มวนโล่กะหล่ำปลีThai
- 菜蝽Chinese
- Blodrød pletrygDanish
- Zierliche GemüsewanzeGerman
- ヒメナガメJapanese
- 六斑菜椿Chinese
Relatives of the painted bug
Other species in the same genus Eurydema.
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Common questions
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What kind of animal is the painted bug?
The painted bug (Eurydema dominulus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
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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