Spiny Shield Bug

base stats

• NL sightings 52iNaturalist, research grade
• worldwide 5,536iNaturalist 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 52 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
• 🌍5,536 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
• 📜Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English

Spiny Shield Bug

Nederlands

Tweetandschildwants

scientific name

Picromerus bidens

class

Insecta

order

Hemiptera

family

Pentatomidae

sightings in NL

52

sightings in Europe

4,106

sightings worldwide

5,536

GBIF records in NL

3,764

weight

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length

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lifespan

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named

1758