No. #111 · Garden & Home

Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

True Bugs & Cicadas

Where to look

Regions

N. America

Habitats

gardensindoors

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Peak is Sep–Oct.

Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations

Incomplete metamorphosis

EggNymphAdult

Egg → nymph → adult. The young look like small, wingless adults and grow by molting.

Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.

Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.

Card #111 in the Garden & Home set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.

All species pixel art is drawn by us and is not a photograph. · Updated 2026-09-15