"Stink Bug" (Pentatomidae, Hemiptera) inside a seed pod of Weed's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus weedii var. vestus aka C. fimbriata, Liliaceae)
This is a little "Stink Bug" in the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera - maybe the Green Stink Bug in the genus Chinavia of the tribe Nezarini. It's feeding *inside* a dry seed pod of the summer-flowering Weed's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus weedii var. vestus) - now renamed as C. fimbriata - in the Liliaceae plant family. It can't get any nutrition from the dry pod, so I assume it's piercing a seed with its sucking mouth-parts. (San Marcos Pass, 14 November 2012)
Hah - they don't stink. They smell like cilantro!
Just two photos tonight. We had a board meeting of the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society tonight, and I'm tired. And I have to admit I've been a little distracted today. Julie and I are heading up to Oregon in a few days (hopefully on Saturday morning) for wild mushrooms and Thanksgiving dinner with our kids and grandkids. It's become one of my favorite family traditions.
"Stink Bug" (Pentatomidae, Hemiptera) inside a seed pod of Weed's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus weedii var. vestus aka C. fimbriata, Liliaceae)
This is a little "Stink Bug" in the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera - maybe the Green Stink Bug in the genus Chinavia of the tribe Nezarini. It's feeding *inside* a dry seed pod of the summer-flowering Weed's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus weedii var. vestus) - now renamed as C. fimbriata - in the Liliaceae plant family. It can't get any nutrition from the dry pod, so I assume it's piercing a seed with its sucking mouth-parts. (San Marcos Pass, 14 November 2012)
Hah - they don't stink. They smell like cilantro!
Just two photos tonight. We had a board meeting of the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society tonight, and I'm tired. And I have to admit I've been a little distracted today. Julie and I are heading up to Oregon in a few days (hopefully on Saturday morning) for wild mushrooms and Thanksgiving dinner with our kids and grandkids. It's become one of my favorite family traditions.