Edessa bifida

Edessa bifida · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Pentatomidae

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Edessa bifida
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Some researchers propose reclassifying it as Ascra bifida.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America. It also occurs in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

Some experts suggest moving the subgenus Ascra to genus level, which would rename this bug Ascra bifida.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama, Maryland.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Edessa bifida photo 3
Photo: Masked Lynx, CC BY
Edessa bifida photo 4
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA
Edessa bifida photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Edessa bifida photo 6
Photo: Shannon Stoner, CC BY

Same family (Pentatomidae)

Brown Marmorated Stink BugBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysDamages trees, gardens or cropsGreen Stink BugGreen Stink BugChinavia hilarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsHarlequin BugHarlequin BugMurgantia histrionicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBrown Stink BugBrown Stink BugEuschistus servusDamages trees, gardens or cropsGreen Shield BugGreen Shield BugPalomena prasinaEuropean Striped Shield BugEuropean Striped Shield BugGraphosoma italicum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edessa_bifida

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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