Insects › Leaf-footed Bugs
Squash Bug
Anasa tristis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Horned Squash BugAnasa armigera
Cimolus obscurus
Acanthocephala terminalis
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
North American Wheel BugArilus cristatus
Giant Sweet Potato BugSpartocera batatas
Helmeted Squash BugEuthochtha galeator
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,100 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 808 |
| Ontario | 562 |
| Illinois | 460 |
| New York | 372 |
| Indiana | 352 |
| Texas | 323 |
| Maryland | 264 |
| North Carolina | 261 |
| Virginia | 247 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Leaf-footed Bugs · Coreidae |
| Genus | Squash Bugs · Anasa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Squash Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.