Rambur's pied shieldbug

Tritomegas sexmaculatus · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cydnidae

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Rambur's pied shieldbug
Photo: Markus Krieger, CC BY

Rambur's pied shieldbug is a small true bug about 6 to 8 mm long. It lives from the western coasts of Europe across to Iran. Its primary food plant is black horehound (Ballota nigra).

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The bug measures roughly 6 to 8 mm in length.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults are 6 to 8 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

It mainly feeds on black horehound (Ballota nigra).

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Rambur's pied shieldbug photo 3
Photo: Pavel Kacl, CC BY

Same family (Cydnidae)

White-margined Burrowing BugWhite-margined Burrowing BugSehirus cinctusPied shield bugPied shield bugTritomegas bicolor

Sources

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

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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