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#4005 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects

Dock Leaf Bug

🇳🇱 Snuitkeverschildwants ·Arma custos

🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Boris Loboda · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
  2. 2. © Michael J. Raupach , Lars Hendrich , Stefan M. Küchler, Fabian Deister, Jérome Morinière, Martin M. Gossner · CC BY 4.0
  3. 3. © Татьяна · CC BY-NC 4.0
  4. 4. Barneveld, Nederland:© Rob C. H. M. Oudejans · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. Stratum, Eindhoven, Nederland:© Lars Willighagen · CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. 1852 XD Heiloo, Nederland:© bertb · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. Meppel, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. Voorveld OudeHaagseweg 51, Amsterdam, Nederland:© peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0
  9. 9. Nijeholtwolde, Dorp, 8488 GM Nijeholtwolde, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
  10. 10. Zwanenwater:© Noortje · CC BY 4.0
Dock Leaf Bug, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Boris Loboda · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

De snuitkeverschildwants ( Arma custos ), ook wel snuitkeverwants genoemd, is een wants uit de familie Pentatomidae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 132iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 2,674iNaturalist 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 132 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 2,674 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Dock Leaf Bug
Nederlands
Snuitkeverschildwants
scientific name
Arma custos
class
Insecta
order
Hemiptera
family
Pentatomidae
sightings in NL
132
sightings in Europe
2,154
sightings worldwide
2,674
GBIF records in NL
9,411
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Pentatomidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 489279, Wikidata Q696833, GBIF 4485971, Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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