Pinthaeus sanguinipesPinthaeus sanguinipes is a species of stink bug.DescriptionPinthaeus sanguinipes can reach a length of. These stink bugs overwinter as adults, females lay their eggs in May and the adults are present from August. Adults of these red-legged bugs prey on other insect and they mainly feed on the larvae of beetles, sawflies and butterflies, especially on the larvae of the lymantriid Dasychira pudibunda.DistributionThis species is present in most of Europe.HabitatThis quite rare stink bug prefers the edges of the forest of deciduous trees and can be usually be found on the foliage of trees and shrubs.