Family

Scentless Plant Bugs

Rhopalidae

17 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyRhopalidae (Scentless Plant Bugs)

Species in this group

Boisea trivittata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Corizus hyoscyami

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Leptocoris mitellatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Liorhyssus hyalinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myrmus miriformis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptocoris vicinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Jadera haematoloma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Boisea rubrolineata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhopalus subrufus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Jadera coturnix

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Harmostes reflexulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chorosoma schillingii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stictopleurus scutellaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stictopleurus punctatonervosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stictopleurus abutilon

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stictopleurus synavei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhopalus parumpunctatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scentless Plant Bugs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~40%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~40%
2	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 17	~30%
	Spotted Firebug			~20%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
3	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 17	~30%
	Spotted Firebug			~20%
	Short-Winged Rhopalid			~10%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
	Transparent Rhopalid			<5%
6	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~20%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Schilling's Rhopalid			<5%
	Knapweed Rhopalid			<5%
	🦋 Stictopleurus synavei			<5%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
9	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	~10%
	Leptocoris mitellatus			~10%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 17	~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
11	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			<5%
12	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
13	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 17	~10%
	Leptocoris vicinus			~10%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 17	~10%
	Schilling's Rhopalid			<5%
	Short-Winged Rhopalid			<5%
	Spotted Firebug			<5%
15	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
16	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Western Boxelder Bug			~10%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
19	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
20	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Western Boxelder Bug			~10%
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 17	~10%
	Jadera coturnix			~10%
22	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
24	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
25	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Stictopleurus scutellaris			<5%
26	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Stictopleurus scutellaris			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 17	~40%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~40%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
2	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 17	~30%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~30%
3	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~30%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~30%
4	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	4 of 17	~30%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Knapweed Rhopalid			~10%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 17	~30%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Short-Winged Rhopalid			<5%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
	Knapweed Rhopalid			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
6	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~30%
	Western Boxelder Bug			~30%
7	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 17	~20%
	Leptocoris vicinus			~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			<5%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
9	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	2 of 17	~20%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
10	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~20%
	Western Boxelder Bug			~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
11	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	3 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
12	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 17	~20%
	Leptocoris vicinus			~20%
13	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Harmostes reflexulus			~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
14	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
15	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	2 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
16	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
17	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
18	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
19	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			<5%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
20	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~20%
21	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	4 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
	Short-Winged Rhopalid			<5%
	Transparent Rhopalid			<5%
22	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~20%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
23	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 17	~20%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
24	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
	Transparent Rhopalid			<5%
25	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
26	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
	Western Boxelder Bug			<5%
27	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	~20%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~20%
28	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 17	~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
29	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 17	~20%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
30	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~20%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
	Western Boxelder Bug			<5%
31	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 17	~20%
	Leptocoris vicinus			~20%
32	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 17	~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
33	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
34	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
35	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 17	~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
	Spotted Firebug			<5%
36	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Western Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
37	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			<5%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
38	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 17	~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
39	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
40	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
41	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 17	~10%
	Leptocoris vicinus			~10%
42	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
43	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
44	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
45	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
46	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 17	~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			~10%
	Spotted Firebug			<5%
47	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
48	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~10%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			<5%
	Harmostes reflexulus			<5%
49	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
50	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
51	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 17	~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			~10%
52	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
53	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			~10%
54	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 17	~10%
	Jadera coturnix			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
55	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			<5%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
	Banded Rhopalid			<5%
56	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			<5%
	Hypericum Rhopalid			<5%
57	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Firebug			<5%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
58	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			<5%
	Eastern Boxelder Bug			<5%
59	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-Shouldered Bug			~10%
	Hyaline Grass Bug			<5%
60	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 17	~10%
	Leptocoris vicinus			~10%

Scentless Plant Bugs

Species in this group

Eastern Boxelder Bug

Spotted Firebug

Leptocoris mitellatus

Hyaline Grass Bug

Short-Winged Rhopalid

Leptocoris vicinus

Red-Shouldered Bug

Western Boxelder Bug

Hypericum Rhopalid

Jadera coturnix

Harmostes reflexulus

Schilling's Rhopalid

Stictopleurus scutellaris

Banded Rhopalid

Knapweed Rhopalid

Stictopleurus synavei

Transparent Rhopalid

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Scentless Plant Bugs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked