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title: "Mottled Stink Bug"
description: "Rhaphigaster nebulosa — Insects & spiders. Rhaphigaster nebulosa, common name mottled shieldbug, is a species of stink bug that belongs to the family Pentatomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mottled-stink-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mottled Stink Bug

> Rhaphigaster nebulosa — Insects & spiders. Rhaphigaster nebulosa, common name mottled shieldbug, is a species of stink bug that belongs to the family Pentatomidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhaphigaster nebulosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 24617
- Wikidata: [Q1416065](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1416065)
- iNaturalist taxon: [142936](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/142936)

## Names

- en: Mottled Stink Bug
- de: Graue Gartenwanze
- es: Chinche hedionda gris
- fr: Punaise grise

## Countries with the most observations

FR (4956), DE (4807), ES (1641), PT (1375), NL (1361), IT (1288), BE (1178), AT (1123), CZ (1097), PL (897), LU (454), UA (377)

## Summary

Rhaphigaster nebulosa, common name mottled shieldbug, is a species of stink bug that belongs to the family Pentatomidae. It is native to Europe.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphigaster_nebulosa

## Photo

![Mottled Stink Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mottled-stink-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aleksandra Pogorzelska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217922632

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mottled-stink-bug?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).