species 13,264 observations

Western Boxelder Bug

Boisea rubrolineata

Field notes

Boisea rubrolineata or the western boxelder bug is identical to the eastern boxelder bug aside from having prominent red veins on its corium. It is found in western North America. Adults are 9–13 mm in length. The thorax and wings are black with red lines, and the abdomen is red. Nymphs are bright red and gray. Both nymphs and adults feed on boxelder. In fall and winter, adults might be noted migrating indoors to hibernate.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided