---
title: "Vernal Shield Bug"
description: "Peribalus strictus — Insectos y arañas. Peribalus strictus, the vernal shieldbug, is a species of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/vernal-shield-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vernal Shield Bug

> Peribalus strictus — Insectos y arañas. Peribalus strictus, the vernal shieldbug, is a species of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae.

- Scientific name: *Peribalus strictus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8386
- Wikidata: [Q4489937](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4489937)
- iNaturalist taxon: [491461](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/491461)

## Names

- en: Vernal Shield Bug
- de: Frühlings-Baumwanze
- fr: Péribalus étroit

## Countries with the most observations

FR (1446), DE (1382), RU (926), AT (597), ES (346), FI (322), PL (303), IT (272), BE (197), NL (196), CZ (194), SE (184)

## Summary

Peribalus strictus, the vernal shieldbug, is a species of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Harald Schnöde (Schnde) · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17191769

## Machine access

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