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hypericum rhopalid

🇳🇱 Geblokte glasvleugelwants ·Rhopalus subrufus

🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands
hypericum rhopalid, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

Rhopalus subrufus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 197iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 8,975iNaturalist 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 197 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #49 most seen of the bugs, crickets & other insects in NL.
  • 8,975 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1790 (236 years ago).

fact sheet

English
hypericum rhopalid
Nederlands
Geblokte glasvleugelwants
scientific name
Rhopalus subrufus
class
Insecta
order
Hemiptera
family
Rhopalidae
sightings in NL
197
sightings in Europe
6,419
sightings worldwide
8,975
GBIF records in NL
16,789
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1790 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin

relatives· Rhopalidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 327208, Wikidata Q309791, GBIF 2050239, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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