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8/28/06
Boulevard Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Chlorochroa rossiana
Approximately 15mm long.
Feeding on Tall Oregon Grape berry (Mahonia species)
See in lower right, a baby Stinkbug (nymph for those who prefer).
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids & Allies)
Suborder: Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family: Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily: Pentatominae
Tribe: Nezarini
Genus: Chlorochroa
Species: rossiana
(Chlorochroa rossiana)
This is a "Stink Bug" in the family Pentatomidae of the old insect order Hemiptera. Maybe it's a Green Stink Bug in the genus Chinavia of the tribe Nezarini? This one has its beak stuck in the phyllary of a female pistillate flower of Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis) in the Asteraceae plant family. (San Marcos Pass, 25 October 2013)
These bugs have remarkable beaks. I'm not sure of the anatomy, but I think the thin front stylets are sheathed by the sturdy rear labium. It's interesting to see them in separate pieces like this.
Common Name: Stink Bug nymph
Order Name: Hemiptera
Family Name: Pentatomidae
Many Hemiptera suck plant juices although some have evolved to suck blood and body fluids. Hemiptera groups include water scorpions, water boatman, backswimmers, water striders, plant bugs, bed bugs, assassin bugs, flat bugs, seed bugs, red bugs and stink bugs.
Stink bugs can be recognized by their characteristic oval body shape and each antennae being comprised of five segments. This immature larval stage is considerably more colorful than the adult form which was almost entirely black. True bugs undergo a common form of incomplete metamorphosis with three life stages. The eggs hatches into nymphs which grows ever closer to the adult form through a series of body molts. The last molt renders the final adult form which is then free to reproduce and initiate the next generation. This nymph was quite adept at producing the characteristic foul smell for which they use as a chemical defense tactic.
This is very similar to another green stinkbug in a different genus, Nezara viridula, however one can tell them apart by looking at the scent gland on the ventral surface. See BugGuide.
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I was shooting a couple and they just watched this huge stinkbug crawl up my leg and never told me. I noticed and gave Daniel the camera to capture the moment!
The stinkbugs went missing for most of the summer, but now we're teeming with them. They were all over the house, the bushes, and catching the ones that get in is a frequent annoyance.
Bah, Humbug! -
Stinkbug can be kept in a matchbox and is a handy tool against nasty people. When the scrooge arrives in my office, I shall excuse myself under the pretext of serving tea. Deliberately leaving the door ajar, I’ll tip-toe back with my small bug and give stinky a tight squeeze. Locking the door secretly from outside, I chuckle on what's going to happen next. If the horrendous odour brings on a migraine on the scrooge, I would be please. Returning my office, I smile and check on the scrooge in glee.
After capturing and stinging the stinkbug deep in the snowberry bush, she dragged it up to a good platform using her mandibles. From here it's a short flight to her nest, where the prey is stashed as provisions for her larvae.
Portland, Oregon.
Location: Europe > Portugal > Leiria > Ansião
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Carpocoris sp.?, Holcostethus sp.?
7 May 2014, found at University of Toronto Mississauga campus.
Green stink bug (Chinavia hilaris, family Pentatomidae)
I ID this to species using this fantastic key to the Pentatomids of Souther Ontario