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title: "Forest Bug"
description: "Pentatoma rufipes — Insetos e aranhas. The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/forest-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Forest Bug

> Pentatoma rufipes — Insetos e aranhas. The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe.

- Scientific name: *Pentatoma rufipes*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 48207
- Wikidata: [Q1078348](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1078348)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51275](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51275)

## Names

- en: Forest Bug
- de: Rotbeinige Baumwanze
- es: Chinche de bosque
- fr: Punaise à pattes rousses
- nl: Roodpootschildwants
- pl: Tarczówka rudonoga

## Countries with the most observations

GB (12496), DE (9506), FR (3194), RU (2891), AT (2527), DK (2372), PL (1722), CZ (1422), FI (1391), SE (1231), NL (1109), IT (1045)

## Summary

The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe. It inhabits forests, woodlands, orchards, and gardens.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ruebezahl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246000634

## Machine access

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