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title: "Red-shouldered Stink Bug"
description: "Thyanta custator — Insetos e aranhas. Thyanta custator, commonly known as the red-shouldered stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-shouldered-stink-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-shouldered Stink Bug

> Thyanta custator — Insetos e aranhas. Thyanta custator, commonly known as the red-shouldered stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.

- Scientific name: *Thyanta custator*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10274
- Wikidata: [Q14629431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14629431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [261464](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/261464)

## Names

- en: Red-shouldered Stink Bug
- fr: Punaise verte à épaules roses

## Countries with the most observations

US (3801), CA (406), MX (55)

## Summary

Thyanta custator, commonly known as the red-shouldered stink bug, 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/Thyanta_custator

## Photo

![Red-shouldered Stink Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-shouldered-stink-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dennis White · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34306277

## Machine access

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