Green Stink Bug
Chinavia hilaris
Insecta
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- Up to 1 yr
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate grassland
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Common
About
The green stink bug is a bright emerald-green shield bug native to North America, recognised by its flat, pentagonal body and the yellow-orange band along its abdomen margins. It releases a pungent defensive chemical from thoracic glands when threatened, and is a significant agricultural pest of fruits and vegetables.
Life cycle
- 1.eggA small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
- 2.juvenileAn immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
- 3.subadultA near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
- 4.adultFully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Pentatomidae
- Genus
- Chinavia
- Species
- Chinavia hilaris