---
title: "Red Shield Bug"
description: "Carpocoris mediterraneus — Insects & spiders. Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-shield-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Shield Bug

> Carpocoris mediterraneus — Insects & spiders. Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae.

- Scientific name: *Carpocoris mediterraneus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 14285
- Wikidata: [Q727797](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727797)
- iNaturalist taxon: [327154](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/327154)

## Names

- en: Red Shield Bug
- de: Mediterrane Purpur-Fruchtwanze
- es: Chinche Mediterránea
- fr: Carpocore méditerranéen

## Countries with the most observations

ES (4525), FR (3047), PT (1899), GR (986), IT (729), HR (464), DZ (317), TR (223), IL (178), AL (153), BG (133), MA (54)

## Summary

Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae.

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

## Photo

![Red Shield Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-shield-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anna C · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47813237

## Machine access

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