#4075 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects

pale-shouldered flatbug

Aradus depressus

🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Felix Riegel · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © AfroBrazilian · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Paul Bowyer · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Mick Talbot · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Felix Riegel · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Smallingerland, NL-FR, NL:© joas12 · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Amsterdam, Nederland:© peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Aradus depressus is a true bug in the family Aradidae. The species is found in the Palearctic from Ireland East to Siberia. In the Southeast, the range extends to the Caucasus mountains. A. depressus is the most common species of the genus Arado and can be found everywhere. In the Alps it occurs up to 1600 meters.

base stats

NL sightings 38iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,235iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 38 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
1,235 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794 (232 years ago).

fact sheet

English: pale-shouldered flatbug
scientific name: Aradus depressus
class: Insecta
order: Hemiptera
family: Aradidae
in NL: native
sightings in NL: 38
sightings in Europe: 1,072
sightings worldwide: 1,235
GBIF records in NL: 1,016
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1794 by Johan Christian Fabricius

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 204846, Wikidata Q10416695, GBIF 4485540, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.