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I believe this Stink Bug is Euschistus ictericus.
Location: Lac Lawrann Conservancy, West Bend, Wisconsin
10/9/06
Boulevard Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Banasa sordida
Found on English Holly
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Superclass: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Subclass: Pterygota (Winged Insects)
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Family: Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Genus: Banasa
Species: sordida
(Banasa sordida)
Just happened to see this stink bug in the process of molting. After it emerged from the shell, it slowly made a circle back around to face the exoskeleton it had just shed, stuck its head in and flipped the empty shell off the post. It remained in the same location for the rest of the day. By nightfall it had changed colors becoming much darker.
First detected in Orange County in 2008, Painted Stink Bugs originated from either Africa or Europe. They are found more often scurrying across a trail than in plants.
William R. Mason Regional Park, Irvine, California, 2010 November 5
I watched this fight go on for at least 10 minutes, would win. The Stinkbug ran up and down the milkweed plant as it sucked the juice out of the caterpillar. I wondered if this behavior added spice, or if the Stinkbug was afraid I would steal its meal.
About predatory stink bugs:
- Unlike their other stink bug relatives like brown marmorated stink bugs, predatory stink bugs are a gardener’s friend, feeding on more than 100 species of insect pests.
- Both nymphs and adults attack insects larger than themselves, and suck the body fluids from their prey with a needle-like beak.
- Predatory stink bugs tend to have a shorter, stouter beak than the long, thin beak of plant-feeding stink bugs.
- Adults overwinter in sheltered locations and leaf litter, emerging in early spring to stalk and devour their prey.
The stinkbugs were out in force in the bright afternoon sun. Quite a few were on the windows on the sunny side of the house.And many were inside too. I continue to put them outside...
I watched this fight go on for at least 10 minutes, would win. The Stinkbug ran up and down the milkweed plant as it sucked the juice out of the caterpillar. I wondered if this behavior added spice, or if the Stinkbug was afraid I would steal its meal.
About predatory stink bugs:
- Unlike their other stink bug relatives like brown marmorated stink bugs, predatory stink bugs are a gardener’s friend, feeding on more than 100 species of insect pests.
- Both nymphs and adults attack insects larger than themselves, and suck the body fluids from their prey with a needle-like beak.
- Predatory stink bugs tend to have a shorter, stouter beak than the long, thin beak of plant-feeding stink bugs.
- Adults overwinter in sheltered locations and leaf litter, emerging in early spring to stalk and devour their prey.
Anchor Stinkbug (Stirtetrus anchorago) feeding on a grass sawfly larvae (Pachynematus sp.)
Photo taken in makeshift whitebox with wireless slave speedlite.
Spider outside my kitchen window; I think it's got a stinkbug wrapped up. If you know what kind of spider it is, I'd love to know!