Bug FAQRed-shouldered Stink Bug (Thyanta pallidovirens)
Thyanta pallidovirens · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Pentatomidae
It is native to Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The red-shouldered stink bug lives in Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Utah, Washington, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Colorado, Idaho.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Pentatomidae)
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysDamages trees, gardens or crops
Green Stink BugChinavia hilarisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Harlequin BugMurgantia histrionicaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Brown Stink BugEuschistus servusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Green Shield BugPalomena prasina
European Striped Shield BugGraphosoma italicumSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyanta_pallidovirens
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.