---
title: "Helmeted Squash Bug"
description: "Euthochtha galeator — Insetos e aranhas. Euthochtha is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae (Coreid bugs), containing only one described species, E."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/helmeted-squash-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Helmeted Squash Bug

> Euthochtha galeator — Insetos e aranhas. Euthochtha is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae (Coreid bugs), containing only one described species, E.

- Scientific name: *Euthochtha galeator*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8533
- Wikidata: [Q10492398](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10492398)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119697](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119697)

## Names

- en: Helmeted Squash Bug

## Countries with the most observations

US (6409), CA (66)

## Summary

Euthochtha is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae (Coreid bugs), containing only one described species, E. galeator. It is sometimes referred to by the common name "helmeted squash bug".

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

## Photo

![Helmeted Squash Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/helmeted-squash-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286672460

## Machine access

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