The present invention, in one of the embodiments thereof illustrated, discloses a trap for attracting bloodsucking insects and trapping them alive, which comprises a compartment that accommodates a bait animal in order to attract said insects, and a receptacle or artificial refuge as temporary housing in which to keep the insects, which contains a folding component with holes (the geometries of which may vary, but which in certain preferred embodiments may be circular, square, rectangular or rhomboidal). The aforesaid may be supplemented with adhesive material, such as adhesive tape placed around the compartment. This trap may be placed at various locations within or close to the natural habitats of the insects. The effectiveness of the present invention in collecting the triatomine insects alive allows the subsequent colonization thereof in the laboratory, for the purposes of studying insect biology, genetics, systemics and behaviour. The invention likewise allows and facilitates the study of the epidemiology of diseases that can be transmitted by insect vectors and constitutes a tool in the surveillance and control of diseases such as Chagas disease.La presente invención en una de sus modalidades ilustradas divulga una trampa para atraer hematófagos y atraparlos vivos, que consiste en una habitáculo que alberga un animal cebo para atraerlos, un receptáculo o refugio artificial como albergue temporal para retener los insectos, que contiene un plegable con orificios (cuyas geometrías pueden variar, pero que en algunas modalidades preferidas pueden ser circulares, cuadrados, rectangulares, o romboidales). Lo anterior puede complementarse con un material adhesivo, como cinta adhesiva colocada alrededor del habitáculo. Esta trampa puede ser colocada en diferentes lugares dentro o cerca a los hábitats naturales de los insectos. La efectividad del presente invento para recolectar los insectos triatominos vivos permite su colonización posterior en el laboratorio, para el
