Pentatoma rufipes (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Pentatomidae)


Nymph Stages

Length: 11-15mm
Egg Nymph Adult
August August - July
(Earliest: 15.4)
July - November
(Earliest: 5.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Forest

Beech Forest

Gardens
Food:
(Polyphagous)

Several Rosaceae Juices

Alnus glutinosa Juices

Corylus avellana Juices

Fagus sylvatica Juices

Quercus robur Juices

Fraxinus excelsior Juices

Acer pseudoplatanus Juices

Pinus sylvestris Juices

Insecta

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Possible Food:
(Polyphagous)

Salicaceae Juices

Betula Juices
Parasitoids:
Phasia hemiptera Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Tachinidae Larvae

British Bugs: Pentatoma rufipes Red-legged Shieldbug
Nature Spot: Red-legged Shieldbug - Pentatoma rufipes
InsektenBox: Rotbeinige Baumwanze
Plant Parasites of Europe: Pentatoma rufipes


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