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Spiked shieldbug

Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The spiked shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the spiked shieldbug

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spiked shieldbug live?

Not recorded

Is the spiked 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 spiked shieldbug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusPicromerus
  7. SpeciesPicromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex bidens

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Spined shieldbugEnglish
  • Spiny shield bugEnglish
  • kněžice ostroroháCzech
  • TorntægeDanish
  • Zweizähnige DornwanzeGerman
  • piikkiludeFinnish
  • Asope bidentéFrench
  • tüskés címerespoloskaHungarian
  • オオクチブトカメムシJapanese
  • 알락주둥이노린재Korean
  • Dvispyglė SkydblakėLithuanian
  • taggbreitegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • TweetandschildwantsDutch
  • zbrojec dwuzębnyPolish
  • Щитник двузубчатыйRussian
  • bzdocha húseničiarkaSlovak
  • spetsrovbärfisSwedish
  • Щитник двозубцевийUkrainian
  • Almindelig torntægeDanish
  • ZweispitzwanzeGerman
  • Pentatome à deux dentsFrench
  • Punaise épineuse d'EurasieFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spiked shieldbug

Other species in the same genus Picromerus.

CompareSpiked shieldbug vs Predatory stink bugSpiked shieldbug vs Picromerus brachypterusSpiked shieldbug vs Picromerus fuscoannulatusSpiked shieldbug vs Picromerus griseus

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spiked shieldbug?

The spiked shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) belongs to the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spiked shieldbug (Picromerus bidens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiked-shieldbug

MLA

“Spiked shieldbug (Picromerus bidens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiked-shieldbug.

BibTeX
@misc{spiked_shieldbug_2026,
  title = {Spiked shieldbug (Picromerus bidens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiked-shieldbug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}