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title: "Eastern Boxelder Bug"
description: "Boisea trivittata — Insetti e ragni. Boisea trivittata, also called the eastern boxelder bug, box bug, or maple bug, is a species of true bug native to eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-boxelder-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Boxelder Bug

> Boisea trivittata — Insetti e ragni. Boisea trivittata, also called the eastern boxelder bug, box bug, or maple bug, is a species of true bug native to eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Boisea trivittata*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 58739
- Wikidata: [Q4951659](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4951659)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53227](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53227)

## Names

- en: Eastern Boxelder Bug
- es: Chinche del maple
- fr: Punaise de l'érable négondo
- nl: Boxelder bug

## Countries with the most observations

US (41775), CA (11285), CL (791), MX (154), AR (115)

## Summary

Boisea trivittata, also called the eastern boxelder bug, box bug, or maple bug, is a species of true bug native to eastern North America. The western boxelder bug, Boisea rubrolineata, is a relative of this species and is native to western North America. Eastern boxelder bugs are found primarily on boxelder, other maples, and ash trees.

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

## Photo

![Eastern Boxelder Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-boxelder-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: wilderbombyx · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201263597

## Machine access

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