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title: "Gewone rookwants"
description: "Rhyparochromus vulgaris — Insecten en spinnen. Rhyparochromus vulgaris is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bright-spotted-groundbug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gewone rookwants

> Rhyparochromus vulgaris — Insecten en spinnen. Rhyparochromus vulgaris is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhyparochromus vulgaris*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 13337
- Wikidata: [Q10654483](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10654483)
- iNaturalist taxon: [141731](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/141731)

## Names

- en: Bright-spotted groundbug
- de: Gemeine Bodenwanze
- nl: Gewone rookwants
- pl: Brudziec zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

DE (2290), FR (1408), AT (1140), CA (881), US (679), PL (674), RU (625), CZ (509), IT (485), UA (446), BE (441), NL (409)

## Summary

Rhyparochromus vulgaris is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. This bug was first recorded in North America in 2001.
Rhyparochromus vulgaris is sometimes considered a member of the genus Raglius, Raglius vulgaris.

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

## Photo

![Gewone rookwants](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bright-spotted-groundbug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ruebezahl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209110555

## Machine access

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