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{{short description|Species of insect}}
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==Taxonomy and similar species==
The eastern boxelder bug is sometimes confused with insects belonging to the [[genus|genera]] ''[[Jadera
They may also be confused with the western boxelder bug (''[[Boisea rubrolineata]]'') which are near relatives in the same genus.
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The name "stink bug", which is more regularly applied to the family [[Pentatomidae]], is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to ''Boisea trivittata''. Instead, boxelder bugs belong to the family [[Rhopalidae]], the so-called "scentless plant bugs". However, boxelder bugs are strong-smelling and to discourage predators will release a pungent and bad-tasting compound upon being disturbed. This allows them to form conspicuous aggregations without being preyed on.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aldrich |first1=J.R. |last2=Carroll |first2=S.P. |last3=Oliver |first3=J.E. |last4=Lusby |first4=W.R. |last5=Rudmann |first5=A.A. |last6=Waters |first6=R.M. |title=Exocrine secretions of scentless plant bugs: ''Jadera'', ''Boisea'' and ''Niesthrea'' species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhopalidae) |journal=Biochemical Systematics and Ecology |date=1990 |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=369–376 |doi=10.1016/0305-1978(90)90010-D}}</ref>
Boxelder bugs are also sometimes confused with milkweed bugs, genus ''[[Lygaeus]]'' for having a similar appearance.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
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