EN · European striped shield bug, red-black shieldbug, striated shield bug, Italian striped bug, minstrel bug
DE · Streifenwanze
LV · sarkansvītrainā vairogblakts
PL · strojnica włoska
Sequence comparison of mitochondrial gene COI confirms that
Graphosoma italicum is a valid and distinct species from Graphosoma lineatum. The distribution of
G. lineatum is limited to North Africa and Sicily.
G. italicum is present elsewhere in Europe to the Middle East.