
Empicoris rubromaculatus
Thread Bug
As recorded: Empicoris rubromaculatus (Blackburn, 1888)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Reduviidae
- Collected by
- G. Butler
- Date
- April 27, 1959
- Identified by
- J. W. Beardsley
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1959, G. Butler also collected 24+ other specimens.
Empicoris rubromaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 527 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Galicia, ES
(c) Sara Gallego Méndez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Lee Ave, Marina, CA, US
(c) Fred Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
浦东金海湿地公园, 上海市, CN
(c) tinajiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Massanutten, VA, USA
(c) Lincoln_Sparrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Buño (cruzamento Malpica), 15111 Malpica de Bergantiños, La Coruña, España
(c) David Gil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Nanaimo, CA-BC, CA
(c) ethandupuis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Empicoris rubromaculatus. BPBM 11452. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36697352. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/11452.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36697352 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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