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Pied shieldbug

Tritomegas bicolor (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The pied shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor) is a species in the family Cydnidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the pied shieldbug

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 pied shieldbug live?

Not recorded

Is the pied shieldbug 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 pied shieldbug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyCydnidae
  6. genusTritomegas
  7. SpeciesTritomegas bicolor (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex bicolor, Cydnus bicolor, Sehirus bicolor

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • hrabulka dvojbarevnáCzech
  • Spættet tornbenDanish
  • Zweifärbige ErdwanzeGerman
  • Chinche mascaritaSpanish
  • kirjopiiloludeFinnish
  • Punaise pieFrench
  • foltos földipoloskaHungarian
  • 맵시땅노린재Korean
  • Baltadėmė UrvablakėLithuanian
  • flekktorntegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • DovenetelgraafwantsDutch
  • Siedliszek dwubarwnyPolish
  • Клоп-землекоп двуцветныйRussian
  • hrabavica dvojfarebnáSlovak
  • LiščekSlovenian
  • svartvit taggbeningSwedish
  • Tofarvet tornbenDanish
  • Schwarzweiße ErdwanzeGerman
  • Punaise noire à quatre taches blanchesFrench
  • Tritomège bicoloreFrench
  • DovenetelwantsDutch
  • Клоп-землекоп двухцветныйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pied shieldbug

Other species in the same genus Tritomegas.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pied shieldbug?

The pied shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor) belongs to the family Cydnidae 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). Pied shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pied-shieldbug

MLA

“Pied shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pied-shieldbug.

BibTeX
@misc{pied_shieldbug_2026,
  title = {Pied shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pied-shieldbug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}