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Green Stink Bug Molting

Chinavia hilaris

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Field Notes

Description:

Family: Pentatomidae. Subfamily: Pentatominae. Tribe: Pentatomini. Length: 13-18 mm. Green with narrow yellow edges with pink and green stripe antennae. Exoskeleton is black. Large stink glands underneath thorax as a defense. Adult food: Developing seeds of various crops and can be a pest to vegetation.

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant weeds and plants

Notes:

See video, but it is a bit long. I think it was a real struggle for the bug to get out of its old exoskeleton.

Reference Links:

Green stink bug, Species Chinavia hilaris - Green Stink Bug - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
sarah in the woods
excellent pics! This helps me id an exoskeleton i found: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/43980052
Ava T-B
Wonderful spotting and video!
Dan Doucette
This first pic looks like 2 insects coming out of each other!

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PublishedNovember 15, 2013

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