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title: "California Bordered Plant Bug"
description: "Largus californicus — Insetos e aranhas. Largus californicus, also known as the California bordered plant bug, is a species of bordered plant bug in the family Largidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/california-bordered-plant-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Bordered Plant Bug

> Largus californicus — Insetos e aranhas. Largus californicus, also known as the California bordered plant bug, is a species of bordered plant bug in the family Largidae.

- Scientific name: *Largus californicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 12017
- Wikidata: [Q10554370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10554370)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52986](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52986)

## Names

- en: California Bordered Plant Bug

## Countries with the most observations

US (3938), MX (58)

## Summary

Largus californicus, also known as the California bordered plant bug, is a species of bordered plant bug in the family Largidae. It is found in western North America, as well as parts of Central America.
They measure around 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in length. Adults have a black exoskeleton with orange edges on the thorax and abdomen. Nymphs are metallic blue, later with a red spot at the base of the abdomen. They are indistinguishable in appearance from Largus cinctus.

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

## Photo

![California Bordered Plant Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-bordered-plant-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250396874

## Machine access

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