Green Stink Bug

I saw this green stink bug, resting on the concrete driveway, at 9:30 p.m. at night. It was about, one fourth of an inch long. It's color was green. It had two antennae, and two, compound eyes. It had four wings, and six legs. It had one reddish thorn, protruding out from each shoulder. The green stink bug or green soldier bug ( Chinavia hilaris ), is a stink bug, belonging to the family Pentatomidae. Order: Hemiptera ( True Bugs ) Family: Pentatomidae ( Stink Bugs) Genus: Chinavia Species: C. hilaris The green stink bug, is a ( True Bug ). True Bug- An insect of a large order, distinguished by having mouthparts, that are modified for piercing and sucking. The green stink bugs color, is typically bright green, with narrow yellow, orange, or reddish edges. It is a large, shield-shaped bug, with an elongate, oval form, and length between 13 to 18 mm. Adults, develope a preference for developing seeds, and thus become crop pests, ( tomato, bean, pea, cotton, corn, soybean, and eggplant ). When no seeds are present, they also feed on stems and foliage, thus damaging several fruit trees, such as apple, cherry, orange, and peach trees. " Keg-shaped" eggs, are attached to the underside of leaves, in double rows of twelve or more. One generation per year in the north, and two in the south. The green stink bug, is the most commonly encountered stink bug, in North America. Adult size ( 14 mm to 17 mm ) ( 0.55 in to 0.67 in ). This stink bug was alive, and able to move.