Tritomegas bicolor: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tritomegas bicolor lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tritomegas bicolor
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Cydnidae

Where does the tritomegas bicolor live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tritomegas bicolor in 17 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 tritomegas bicolor?

The tritomegas bicolor (Tritomegas bicolor) is an insect in the order Hemiptera and the family Cydnidae, genus Tritomegas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tritomegas bicolor

Tritomegas bicolor, the pied shield bug, is a species of burrowing bug found in Europe. The adult is black and white and 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. It is found across North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, although in the British Isles, it becomes rarer towards the north, and is absent from Scotland and Ireland. T. bicolor lives mainly on the ground, but is also visible on its host plants — chiefly Lamium (dead nettles) and Ballota nigra (black horehound).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tritomegas bicolor (revision 1306470670), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1757100 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).