Stats

Lifespan: Up to 1 yr
Size: Medium
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Colony
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

An invasive shield bug originally from East Asia, now widespread across North America and Europe, recognized by its mottled brown marbled back and the banded pattern on its abdomen edge. When threatened or crushed, it releases a pungent cilantro-like chemical from scent glands on its thorax.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Halyomorpha
Species: Halyomorpha halys