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title: "Black-shouldered Shieldbug"
description: "Carpocoris purpureipennis — Insecten en spinnen. Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug of the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-shouldered-shieldbug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-shouldered Shieldbug

> Carpocoris purpureipennis — Insecten en spinnen. Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug of the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.

- Scientific name: *Carpocoris purpureipennis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 19766
- Wikidata: [Q5045848](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5045848)
- iNaturalist taxon: [147332](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/147332)

## Names

- en: Black-shouldered Shieldbug
- de: Purpur-Fruchtwanze
- fr: Carpocore pourpré

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2950), DE (2908), RU (2899), FI (1360), AT (1269), UA (824), PL (695), CZ (627), IT (542), SE (286), CH (271), LT (243)

## Summary

Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug of the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.

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

## Photo

![Black-shouldered Shieldbug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-shouldered-shieldbug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christian Kahle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52829286

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-shouldered-shieldbug?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).