---
title: "Elf Shoe Stink Bug"
description: "Menecles insertus — Insetos e aranhas. Menecles insertus is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/elf-shoe-stink-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Elf Shoe Stink Bug

> Menecles insertus — Insetos e aranhas. Menecles insertus is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.

- Scientific name: *Menecles insertus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7988
- Wikidata: [Q10581589](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10581589)
- iNaturalist taxon: [127365](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/127365)

## Names

- en: Elf Shoe Stink Bug
- fr: Punaise à tête enchâssée

## Countries with the most observations

US (6077), CA (309)

## Summary

Menecles insertus is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in North America.

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

## Photo

![Elf Shoe Stink Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/elf-shoe-stink-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/281612225

## Machine access

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