Forest bug: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Forest bug Pentatoma rufipes

Where the forest bug lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 50,177 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Pentatoma rufipes
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Pentatomidae

Where does the forest bug live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the forest bug in 18 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the forest bug?

The forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes) is an insect in the order Hemiptera and the family Pentatomidae, genus Pentatoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the forest bug

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe. It inhabits forests, woodlands, orchards, and gardens.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Forest bug (revision 1333987277), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1078348 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).