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Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

The Mottled Stink Bug is a small insect with a unique, colorful pattern on its body. It can be found in gardens and fields, where it loves to munch on plants.

Lebensraum: Gardens and fields

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The Mottled Stink Bug is a shield-shaped insect, typically brown or grayish-brown with distinctive dark speckles across its body. Its flat, broad form and uneven coloration help it blend seamlessly with tree bark and leaves, making it appear like a small piece of debris.

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Mottled Stink Bug
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Mottled Stink Bug

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female Mottled Stink Bugs lay their tiny, barrel-shaped eggs in neat clusters, often on the underside of leaves.

Their scientific name, Rhaphigaster nebulosa, means 'cloudy belly,' describing their speckled appearance!

These bugs undergo incomplete metamorphosis, meaning young nymphs look like smaller versions of adults!

Though they fly, Mottled Stink Bugs often walk or crawl more, especially when foraging on plants.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stink Defense

Mottled Stink Bug can spray a foul-smelling liquid when threatened, because of special glands that help them deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Mottled Stink Bug has a speckled brown and grey pattern that helps them blend perfectly with bark and leaves to avoid being seen.

Fähigkeit

Overwinter Survival

Mottled Stink Bug can survive cold winters by finding sheltered spots, helping them live through freezing months.

Fähigkeit

Piercing Mouthparts

Mottled Stink Bug has a long, needle-like proboscis that helps them pierce plant tissues and suck up nutritious juices.

Maße und Details

Größe
12-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
180-300 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They primarily feed on plant juices, using their straw-like mouthparts to drink from fruits and leaves.

Hauptnahrung

  • apples
  • pears
  • tomatoes
  • berries
  • tree sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird that preys on insects.

eaten by

Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Often catches them in their sticky webs.

eats

Apple Tree

Malus domestica

Feeds on fruit and young shoots.

eats

Tomato Plant

Solanum lycopersicum

Pierces tomatoes to feed on juices.

parasitizes

Stink Bug Egg Parasitoid Wasp

Trissolcus basalis

Lays eggs inside stink bug eggs.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch them if you see them! They might smell bad if scared.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Mottled Stink Bug?

12-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mottled Stink Bug?

180-300 Tage

Was frisst Mottled Stink Bug?

They primarily feed on plant juices, using their straw-like mouthparts to drink from fruits and leaves.

Wo findet man Mottled Stink Bug normalerweise?

Gardens and fields

Wie jagt Mottled Stink Bug?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Mottled Stink Bug?

6

Snap-Karte

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