True Bugs
Order Hemiptera
366 speciesDistinguished by their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Includes cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.
Species in this Order
Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid
Adelges cooleyi
A gall-forming adelgid that alternates between spruce and Douglas-fir. Cone-shaped galls on spruce t...
Coreid Bug
Thasus neocalifornicus
One of the largest leaf-footed bugs in North America with vivid nymph coloration....
Corn Planthopper
Peregrinus maidis
A cosmopolitan planthopper pest of maize with a yellowish-brown body. It transmits maize mosaic viru...
Corsair Assassin Bug
Rasahus hamatus
A nocturnal assassin bug found across the Americas that is attracted to lights. Its painful bite is ...
Cotton Aphid
Aphis gossypii
A small yellowish-green to dark green aphid that attacks cotton, cucurbits, and citrus worldwide. It...
Cotton Harlequin Bug
Tectocoris diophthalmus
One of Australia's most colourful insects, with a brilliant metallic orange and iridescent blue-blac...
Cotton Stainer Bug
Dysdercus suturellus
A red and black bug that stains cotton bolls by introducing fungal spores while feeding....
Cottony Cushion Scale
Icerya purchasi
A scale insect with a distinctive white fluted egg sac that devastated California's citrus industry ...
Creeping Water Bug
Ilyocoris cimicoides
A robust aquatic bug that crawls along pond bottoms and delivers a painful bite....
Creosote Bush Grasshopper Bug
Bootettix argentatus
A tiny plant bug exclusively associated with creosote bush in North American deserts. Its silvery-gr...
Creosote Lace Bug
Corythucha morrilli
A tiny lace bug with delicate, ornately patterned wings found on creosote bushes. It feeds in groups...
Dark Kissing Bug
Panstrongylus megistus
A large triatomine bug and important Chagas disease vector in Brazil. It has adapted to live in both...
Decula Periodical Cicada
Magicicada septendecula
The smallest of the 17-year periodical cicada species with a distinctive ticking call. It is often t...
Deraeocoris Plant Bug
Deraeocoris ruber
A small, shiny dark reddish-brown to black predatory plant bug found across Europe. It feeds on aphi...
Derbid Planthopper
Anotia bonnetii
A delicate planthopper with elongated, paddle-shaped wings held flat over the body. It is pale yello...
Desert Cicada
Diceroprocta semicincta
A heat-loving cicada found throughout the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Its shrill call is one of ...
Desert Clastoptera
Clastoptera arizonana
A tiny spittlebug found on desert shrubs in the American Southwest. Nymphs surround themselves with ...
Desert Coreid
Mozena obtusa
A broad, dark leaf-footed bug found on mesquite and acacia in desert habitats. It sucks sap from dev...
Desert Leaf-Footed Bug
Narnia femorata
A gray-brown bug with expanded hind legs found on cacti in the American Southwest. Males use their e...
Desert Seed Bug
Melacoryphus lateralis
A small red and black seed bug found in arid habitats across western North America. It feeds on seed...
Desert Stink Bug
Chlorochroa ligata
A green shield bug with a distinctive orange or red border found in arid western North America. It f...
Diamond-Backed Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularis
A North American spittlebug with a distinctive diamond-shaped pale mark on its back. It is found in ...
Dirt-colored Seed Bug
Ozophora picturata
A tiny, cryptically colored seed bug found in leaf litter and soil surfaces across the eastern Unite...
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
A common European squash bug relative that feeds on dock and sorrel plants. It has a distinctively w...
Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen canicularis
A large green and black annual cicada that sings during the hottest days of summer. Its buzzing call...
Double Drummer Cicada
Thopha saccata
Australia's largest cicada, producing an extremely loud call. Males have large hollow abdominal sacs...
Dusty Cicada
Yanga pulverea
A medium to large cicada with a dusty gray-brown body and translucent wings bearing dark venation. I...
Eastern Bat Bug
Cimex adjunctus
A blood-feeding ectoparasite primarily of bats in eastern North America. It can bite humans when bat...
Eastern Snowy Tree Cricket
Quesada gigas
One of the largest Neotropical cicadas with a body length exceeding 60 mm. It has greenish transpare...
Eastern Toe-biter
Benacus griseus
A very large, flattened brown water bug found in eastern North America. Males carry eggs on their ba...
Elm Seed Bug
Arocatus melanocephalus
A small seed bug native to southern Europe that has become an invasive nuisance pest in the northwes...
Empress Cicada
Pomponia imperatoria
The largest cicada species in the world with a wingspan up to 200 mm. Found in the rainforests of Pe...
Eucalyptus Psyllid
Blastopsylla occidentalis
An Australian psyllid that has become invasive in eucalyptus plantations worldwide. Nymphs produce d...
European Bat Bug
Cimex pipistrelli
A cimicid bug that parasitizes pipistrelle and other bat species across Europe. It may invade living...
European Chinch Bug
Ischnodemus sabuleti
A small, elongate seed bug that feeds on rushes and grasses in wetland habitats across Europe. It ha...
European Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus
A strikingly patterned red and black bug that forms large aggregations at the base of linden trees. ...
European Froghopper
Aphrophora europaea
A common froghopper across European woodlands, feeding on various broad-leaved trees. Adults are wel...
European Fruit Scale
Parthenolecanium corni
A polyphagous soft scale insect that infests fruit trees, ornamentals, and forest trees across Europ...
European Lantern Bug
Dictyophara europaea
A striking planthopper with an elongated, cone-shaped head projection found in dry grasslands across...
European Lygus Bug
Lygus rugulipennis
A variable greenish to reddish-brown plant bug that is a major pest of strawberries and lettuce in E...
Evening Cicada
Tanna japonensis
A Japanese cicada that sings at dusk, producing a melancholy call. Known as 'higurashi,' it is a cul...
Feather-Legged Assassin Bug
Ptilocnemus lemur
An Australian assassin bug with bizarre feathery hind legs used to lure ant prey. It waves its feath...
Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
A small waxy-white planthopper native to North America that has invaded Europe. Nymphs produce long ...
Florida Leaf-footed Bug
Acanthocephala femorata
A large robust coreid bug with distinctive leaf-like expansions on its hind tibiae. It is dark brown...
Flower Bug
Orius insidiosus
A tiny predatory bug widely used in biological pest control against thrips and aphids. Despite its s...
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
A large European shield bug with distinctive red-orange legs and a small tooth on each shoulder. It ...
Frosted Pine Aphid
Cinara pilicornis
A large brown aphid covered in waxy powder that forms colonies on spruce twigs. It produces copious ...
Geniculatus Kissing Bug
Panstrongylus geniculatus
A large, widespread triatomine found from Mexico to Argentina that typically inhabits armadillo burr...
Giant Agave Bug
Acanthocephala thomasi
A large coreid bug from the southwestern US and Mexico that feeds on agave and cacti. Males have imp...
Giant Bark Aphid
Longistigma caryae
The largest aphid in North America, with a body up to 6 mm long. It is grayish-brown with dark wing ...
Giant Bornean Lanternfly
Pyrops whiteheadi
A spectacular lanternfly from Borneo with an elongated horn-like head process and vivid coloring. Th...
Giant Leaf-Footed Bug
Acanthocephala declivis
One of the largest leaf-footed bugs in North America with broad hind tibiae. Adults emit a strong fr...
Giant Malaysian Cicada
Megapomponia merula
A massive cicada from Southeast Asian rainforests, rivaling the empress cicada in size. Its deep, re...
Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus americanus
One of the largest true bugs. Powerful predator that catches fish, frogs, and even small snakes. Mal...
Giant Water Strider
Gigantometra gigas
The largest water strider in the world, found in Southeast Asian streams. Its leg span can reach ove...
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennis
A large leafhopper that spreads Pierce's disease bacteria devastating to grapevines. It feeds on xyl...
Grain Aphid
Sitobion avenae
A major pest of cereal crops in Europe and other temperate regions. It feeds on ears and leaves, red...
Grandidier's Cicada
Yanga grandidieri
A large, robust cicada with opaque brownish wings marked with darker infuscations and a broad pronot...
Grape Phylloxera
Daktulosphaira vitifoliae
A tiny aphid-like insect that feeds on grapevine roots, causing galls and eventually killing Europea...
Green Flatid Planthopper
Flatormenis proxima
A delicate bright green planthopper with broad, leaf-like wings held tent-like over the body. When g...
Green Grocer Cicada
Cyclochila australasiae
A large Australian cicada famous for its bright green coloration. It sometimes appears in yellow, br...
Green Lantern Bug
Pyrops spinolae
A large lanternfly with a long, upturned snout and green wings spotted with yellow-white dots. The h...
Green Rice Leafhopper
Nephotettix virescens
A major pest of rice in tropical Asia, transmitting tungro virus disease. It is one of the most econ...
Green Shield Bug
Palomena prasina prasina
A common bright green shield-shaped bug that turns bronze-brown before hibernation. A distinctive sp...
Greengrocer's Cousin Cicada
Aleeta curvicosta
A large Australian cicada with a distinctive loud call and green-brown coloring. It has a characteri...
Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
A white-winged sap-feeding insect commonly found in greenhouses and warm climates. Adults and nymphs...
Ground Pearl
Margarodes vitis
A subterranean scale insect whose encysted nymphs resemble tiny golden pearls....
Gumtree Shield Bug
Poecilometis strigatus
A large shield bug commonly found on eucalyptus trees across Australia. It has a distinctive brown a...
Harlequin Bug
Murgantia histrionica
A boldly patterned stink bug with striking black and orange or red markings arranged in a harlequin ...
Hawaiian Planthopper
Nesosydne chambersi
A tiny planthopper endemic to Hawaii that feeds on native grasses. It is one of over 100 Nesosydne s...
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
A large green-and-red shieldbug common on hawthorn trees across Europe. It produces a strong, pungen...
Helicopter Damselfly
Megaloprepus caerulatus
The largest damselfly in the world with a wingspan approaching 19 centimeters....
Helmet Treehopper
Membracis foliatia
A Neotropical treehopper with a large, laterally compressed pronotal crest shaped like a leaf. Its b...
Helmeted Squash Bug
Euthochtha galeator
A North American coreid with an expanded helmet-like pronotum. It feeds on various plants but is not...
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Adelges tsugae
A devastating invasive pest of eastern hemlock in North America, originally from East Asia. It feeds...
High-altitude Water Boatman
Sigara nigrolineata
An aquatic bug found in high-altitude ponds and alpine lakes. It swims upside down using its oar-lik...
Highclere Treehopper
Heteronotus trinodosus
A Neotropical treehopper with three distinct knobs on its elongated pronotum. It is an ant-attended ...
Highland Froghopper
Neophilaenus lineatus
A common froghopper found in mountain grasslands across Europe. Nymphs produce the familiar cuckoo s...
Horned Aphid
Tuberaphis styraci
A social aphid from East Asia that forms colonies defended by sterile soldier nymphs with horned hea...
Horned Treehopper
Centrotus cornutus
A European treehopper with two prominent lateral horns projecting from the pronotum. Its dark brown ...
Indian Cicada
Huechys sanguinea
A brilliantly red and black cicada found across South and Southeast Asia. Unlike most cicadas, it is...
Indian Stink Bug
Bagrada hilaris
A small, shield-shaped bug with a distinctive black and orange pattern. It is a serious pest of cruc...
Indian Treehopper
Leptocentrus taurus
A small, dark sap-sucking insect with a spectacular thorn-shaped pronotum that provides perfect camo...
Japanese Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus deyrolli
Known as 'ta-garame' in Japanese, this is one of Japan's largest aquatic insects. A fearsome ambush ...
Japanese Green Stink Bug
Nezara antennata
A bright green shield bug common across Japan and Korea. Changes color to brown in autumn as a seaso...
Japanese Subsocial Shield Bug
Parastrachia japonensis
A subsocial shield bug where mothers carry drupes of a specific tree to their underground nests to f...
Javan Amber Cicada
Ambragaeana ambra
A large cicada with amber-tinted wings and a stout body. It inhabits dense tropical forests where it...
Jewel Bug
Chrysocoris stollii
A dazzling metallic green and red shield bug from South and Southeast Asia. Its brilliant iridescenc...
Jungle Nymph Spittlebug
Cosmoscarta bispecularis
A colorful Southeast Asian froghopper with metallic blue-black and orange markings. It feeds on trop...
Kaempfer Cicada
Platypleura kaempferi
A small cicada with cryptic bark-like coloration and a distinctive rattling call. It is named after ...
Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
A small, flattened treehopper with a pronounced dorsal keel running along its pronotum. It is widesp...
Kermes Scale
Kermes vermilio
Source of kermes dye, one of the oldest known red dyes. Used since ancient Egyptian and Roman times....
Kissing Bug
Rhodnius prolixus
The principal vector of Chagas disease in Latin America. Named because it bites sleeping humans near...
Koa Bug
Coleotichus blackburniae
A colorful jewel bug endemic to Hawaii with metallic green, gold, and red coloring. It feeds on koa ...
Korean Water Scorpion
Laccotrephes japonensis
A flat, leaf-shaped aquatic predator found in Japan and Korea. Despite its name, it is not a true sc...
Lac Insect
Kerria lacca
Produces lac resin — the raw material for shellac, used in wood finishes, food glazing, and pharmace...
Lace Bug
Corythucha ciliata
A tiny bug with extraordinary lace-like transparent wing covers that resemble intricate stained glas...
Lace Bug with Maternal Care
Gargaphia solani
A subsocial lace bug found on nightshade plants where mothers actively guard their eggs and nymphs. ...
Lanternfly
Pyrops candelaria
Striking planthoppers with elongated snouts once believed to be luminous (hence lanternfly). The ext...
Large Brown Cicada
Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata
A common Japanese cicada known as 'aburazemi' with opaque brownish wings, unusual among cicadas. It ...