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title: "Kudzu Bug"
description: "Megacopta cribraria — Insecten en spinnen. Megacopta cribraria, also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of lablab beans and other legumes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/kudzu-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Kudzu Bug

> Megacopta cribraria — Insecten en spinnen. Megacopta cribraria, also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of lablab beans and other legumes.

- Scientific name: *Megacopta cribraria*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 10089
- Wikidata: [Q6808331](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6808331)
- iNaturalist taxon: [209176](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/209176)

## Names

- en: Kudzu Bug

## Countries with the most observations

US (7248), HK (262), KR (214), JP (159), TW (147), CN (105), IN (53), MO (29), TH (19), MM (4), PH (4)

## Summary

Megacopta cribraria, also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of lablab beans and other legumes. The bug, while harmless to houseplants and people, often enters houses. It is attracted to white surfaces such as the walls of houses or white vehicles, because of the high reflectance of the white surfaces as it relates to the bugs' simple eyes. As a defense mechanism, they emit a foul-smelling pheromone that also acts as a congregation pheromone. Aside from smelling foul, the liquid also creates a burning…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126375697

## Machine access

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