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title: "Squash Bug"
description: "Anasa tristis — Insects & spiders. Anasa tristis is a species of bug in the family Coreidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/squash-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Squash Bug

> Anasa tristis — Insects & spiders. Anasa tristis is a species of bug in the family Coreidae.

- Scientific name: *Anasa tristis*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 11271
- Wikidata: [Q2741828](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2741828)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143660](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143660)

## Names

- en: Squash Bug
- es: Chinche de la calabaza
- fr: Punaise de la courge

## Countries with the most observations

US (4034), CA (547), MX (15)

## Summary

Anasa tristis is a species of bug in the family Coreidae. It is a major pest of squash and pumpkins, found throughout North America, and is a vector of the cucurbit yellow vine disease bacterium. These bugs can emit an unpleasant odor when disturbed. It is commonly known as the squash bug but shares this name with certain other species.

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

## Photo

![Squash Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/squash-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Greg Burns · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32382008

## Machine access

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