green stink bug
(Chinavia hilare)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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This is the most common stink bug in Minnesota. |
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Woodlands, edges, crops, fields, orchards, gardens. |
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Biology |
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Season |
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May to frost, one generation |
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Behavior |
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Adult Food |
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Juices of leaves, flowers, and fruit. Adults prefer maturing seeds and fruit. |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hemiptera (true bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies) | ||
Suborder |
Heteroptera (true bugs) | ||
Infraorder |
Pentatomomorpha (pentatomomorph bugs) | ||
Superfamily |
Pentatomoidea (stink bugs, shield bugs, and allies) | ||
Family |
Pentatomidae (stink bugs) | ||
Subfamily |
Pentatominae | ||
| Tribe | Nezarini | ||
Genus |
Chinavia (green stink bugs) | ||
This species was originally named Pentatoma hilaris. Later, the name was changed to Acrosternum hilaris. In 2005 it was classified as Chinavia hilaris. |
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Synonyms |
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Acrosternum hilaris Chinavia hilare Chinavia hilaris Nezara hilaris Pentatoma hilaris |
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Common Names |
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green soldier bug green stink bug |
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Chinavia hilaris green stinkbug nymph Chinavia hilaris, green stink bug nymph, at Barnes Prairie Remnant, Racine Co. WI photographed on October 4, 2022. |
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Sandra T. |
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| Attached is a photo of what google lens identified as a green stink bug nymph. It was crawling on the screen. |  |
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Found on my porch. |
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Slideshows |
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| Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris) Andree Reno Sanborn |
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| Green Stink Bug molting Carol Snow Milne |
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About
Published on Nov 15, 2013 Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris) shedding its old exoskeleton. Meadow. Eastern Pennsylvania. Oct. 11, 2013 |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/19/2022 |
Location: Albany, NY |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/16/2022 |
Location: Albany, NY |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/10/2022 |
Location: Albany, NY |
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| Babette Kis 10/4/2022 |
Location: Barnes Prairie Remnant, Racine Co., WI Chinavia hilaris, green stink bug nymph, at Barnes Prairie Remnant, Racine Co. WI photographed on October 4, 2022. |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/5/2022 |
Location: Albany, NY |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/3/2022 |
Location: Albany, NY |
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| Scott Bemman August 2020 |
Location: Baker Park Reserve |
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| Sandra T. 9/5/2019 |
Location: Chanhassen, MN Attached is a photo of what google lens identified as a green stink bug nymph. It was crawling on the screen. |
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| Alfredo Colon August 2019 |
Location: Slinger, Wisconsin |
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| Sandy 7/29/2017 |
Location: Visalia, CA Found on my porch. |
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| Candy daily from 8/?? Thru today |
Location: On West Rush Lake near Rush City in the yard and in the house ruined my apple trees!! |
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| Cindy 9/12/2016 |
Location: Eden Prairie, MN Found on my deck! |
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