what kind of bug is hollow knight

Hollow Knight is a video game featuring a world inhabited by various insect- like creatures. The character designs in the game are inspired by real-life bugs but are often stylized and not always exact representations of specific insect species. The protagonist, the Knight, is an insectoid warrior, but its exact species is ambiguous, often described as a nameless insectoid with a beetle-like mask. Other characters in the game are based on various insects such as rhinoceros beetles, stag beetles, assassin bugs, and other true bugs (which have a hollow mouthpart called a proboscis used for piercing and sucking). According to Team Cherry, some characters like Cornifer and Iselda might resemble stink bugs or seed bugs, while others like Gorhack and Dr. Chagax resemble types of assassin bugs. True bugs in a scientific sense have specific traits like a hollow proboscis, which is seen in some Hollow Knight characters, while others borrow features from different insect families, blending elements artistically for the game's dark, mysterious atmosphere. In summary, Hollow Knight's bugs are fictionalized, stylized insectoid creatures, with many characters inspired by real bugs like beetles and assassin bugs, but not representing a single real bug species exactly.