Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata (Say, 1825)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Rhopalidae
Genus	Boisea
Species	Boisea trivittata (Say, 1825)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Illinois.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Illinois

Counties

Illinois: La Salle

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: N4 Apparently Secure
United States: NNR

Subnational ranks

Saskatchewan: S4 Apparently Secure
Ontario: S5 Secure
Alberta: S4 Apparently Secure
Manitoba: SU Unrankable
Idaho: S5 Secure
Montana: SNR Unranked
Wyoming: SNR Unranked
South Carolina: SNR Unranked

Ranks looked up 3 September 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Boisea trivittata (Say, 1825). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2234. https://cavebiology.org/species/boisea-trivittata/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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