Parent bug: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Parent bug Elasmucha grisea

Where the parent bug lives – recorded in 15 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 15,487 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Elasmucha grisea
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Acanthosomatidae

Where does the parent bug live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the parent bug in 15 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 parent bug?

The parent bug (Elasmucha grisea) is an insect in the order Hemiptera and the family Acanthosomatidae, genus Elasmucha. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the parent bug

Elasmucha grisea, common name parent bug, is a species of shield bugs or stink bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae. The term parent bugs includes also the other species of the genus Elasmucha and some species of the family Acanthosomatidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Parent bug (revision 1366019693), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q778700 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).