Green Stink Bug

Chinavia hilaris

The Green Stink Bug is a bright green insect that can be found in gardens and fields. They have a funny smell when they feel scared, which helps keep them safe from predators.

Hábitat: Urban areas, Gardens

Aspecto

The Green Stink Bug has a bright, uniform emerald green, shield-shaped body, often with a narrow orange-yellow line around its edges. Its membranous wing tips are typically reddish-brown, and it possesses prominent dark eyes, making it distinct from brown stink bug species.

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Green Stink Bug

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

During cold weather, these bugs seek shelter in homes or under bark to hibernate until spring!

If a plant is damaged by them, it can get unsightly dimples and brown spots, especially on fruits!

They lay their tiny, barrel-shaped eggs in neat, sticky rows on the underside of leaves!

Young stink bugs, called nymphs, are often dark with colorful spots, looking quite different from adults!

Habilidades especiales

Green Stink Bug has a vibrant green body that helps them blend perfectly with leaves and plant stems.

Green Stink Bug can pierce plant tissues with its straw-like mouthparts to drink vital sap and juices.

Green Stink Bug has strong wings that help them fly to new feeding grounds or escape from danger.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 25-30 mm
Tamaño: 13-16 mm
Esperanza de vida: 60-180 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 4 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

They use their special mouthparts to sip juices from fruits, vegetables, and other plants!

Alimentos principales

Tomatoes
Beans
Corn
Apples
Peaches
Soybeans

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Spined Soldier Bug

Podisus maculiventris

preys on nymphs and adults

parasitizes

Samurai Wasp

Trissolcus basalis

lays eggs in stink bug eggs

eaten by

Soybean

Glycine max

provides sap and nutrients

shelters

White Oak

Quercus alba

provides overwintering habitat

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.