---
title: "Bright-spotted groundbug"
description: "Rhyparochromus vulgaris — Insetos e aranhas. Rhyparochromus vulgaris is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bright-spotted-groundbug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bright-spotted groundbug

> Rhyparochromus vulgaris — Insetos e aranhas. Rhyparochromus vulgaris is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhyparochromus vulgaris*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- 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

![Bright-spotted groundbug](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=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).