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Stingwings
Fallout 76 NPC

Stingwings spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 10–100. They count as insects in kill challenges. They include Corrosive Stingwing and Glowing Stingwing. Killing one usually drops Stingwing Meat, Stingwing Barb and Weapons.

They spawn at 54 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Abraxodyne Chemical Power Substation, Big B's Rest Stop and Bleeding Kate's Grindhouse. They count toward 13 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
10–100
Health
40–384

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 13 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

Open the Challenge Navigator

Stingwings Spawn Locations

Found at 54 locations across Appalachia, 16 in fixed spawns and 278 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Abraxodyne Chemical Power Substation (4 + 5 × 14% chance).

A plain number is how many are always there. The number after the is spawn points that may roll it; hover one for the odds.

Abraxodyne Chemical Power Substation
4 fixed + 5 × 14% chance nearby
Big B's Rest Stop
3 fixed nearby
Bleeding Kate's Grindhouse
3 fixed
Miners Monument
3 fixed nearby
Hocking Hills Station
2 fixed + 15 × 17% chance nearby
Hemlock Springs Dump
1 fixed + 2 × 12% chance nearby
Dino Peaks Mini Golf
30 × 13% chance nearby
Ash Cave
22 × 14% chance nearby
Athens
12 × 17% chance nearby
Albany
10 × 18% chance nearby
Hamley Run Camp
13 × 14% chance nearby
Railroad Service Yard
12 × 14% chance nearby
Fort Steuben
9 × 19% chance nearby
Honey Well Apiary
9 × 13% chance nearby
World of Corn
6 × 18% chance nearby
Stony Man Lookout
8 × 14% chance nearby
Sandy's Sock Hop
6 × 15% chance nearby
Jackson Junkyard
6 × 13% chance nearby
Highway Town
6 × 12% chance nearby
Shade Hill Church
6 × 12% chance nearby
Show all 54 locations

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Stingwings the map spawns. Kinds of loot stand for lists too long to spell out; the chance is how often the roll includes them, not how many turn up.
Drops
Chance
Stingwing Meat
always
Stingwing Barb
60%
Weapons
50%

Types

NPC Type
1
Corrosive Stingwing
Drops Weapons, Stingwing Meat, Stingwing Barb
6 fixed + 219 chancespawns in total
23 locations
NPC Type
Glowing Stingwing
Drops Stingwing Meat, Stingwing Barb, Weapons
Nuke zones and rad storms only

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Kill a Creature
Daily ×12 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while in a Team
Daily ×10
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature While Mutated
Epic Weekly ×25
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Epic Weekly ×15
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill Insects
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×30
Kill Insects with an Energy Weapon
Epic Daily ×5 · Epic Weekly ×15
Take a Camera Picture of a Stingwing
Daily ×1
Kill a Creature · Kill a Creature while in a Team · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine · Kill a Creature While Mutated · Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Clothes that count
Asylum Worker Uniform White DirtyChef HatCivil War Era DressCivil War Era SuitCivil War Era Top HatClown HatConfederate UniformCop CapCultist's GarmentsFisherman's HatFisherman's OutfitGolf Outfit
Show all 23
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Weapons that count
Bone HammerCommie WhackerElectro EnforcerSheepsquatch StaffSledgehammerSuper SledgeThe DebilitatorThe FarmhandThe TenderizerWar DrumWhacker Smacker
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Weapons that count
Cold Shoulder
Kill Insects
Any of 12
BloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketFirefliesFog CrawlersGlowing Fog CrawlerHoney BeastsGlowing Honey BeastMothmenGlowing MothmanRad AntsGlowing AntRadroachesGlowing RadroachRadscorpionsBurning Radscorpion, Glowing RadscorpionStingwingsCorrosive Stingwing, Glowing StingwingTicksGlowing Tick
Kill Insects with an Energy Weapon
Any of 12
BloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketFirefliesFog CrawlersGlowing Fog CrawlerHoney BeastsGlowing Honey BeastMothmenGlowing MothmanRad AntsGlowing AntRadroachesGlowing RadroachRadscorpionsBurning Radscorpion, Glowing RadscorpionStingwingsCorrosive Stingwing, Glowing StingwingTicksGlowing Tick
Weapons that count
Alien BlasterAlien DisintegratorCircuit BreakerCrematorCryolatorGatling LaserGatling PlasmaGauss MinigunGauss PistolGauss RifleGauss ShotgunImposter Assaultron Head
Show all 29