Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae) » Pentatominae » Carpocorini » Euschistus » Brown Stink Bug (Euschistus servus)

Species Euschistus servus - Brown Stink Bug

Classification · Size · Identification · Habitat · Season · Food · Internet References
Stink Bug - Euschistus servus Stinker - Euschistus servus Euschistus? - Euschistus servus pentatomid - Euschistus servus unknown insect - Euschistus servus Shield bug on tomato - Euschistus servus Stink bug .........? - Euschistus servus Stink Bug - Euschistus servus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily Pentatominae
Tribe Carpocorini
Genus Euschistus
Species servus (Brown Stink Bug)
Size
Length 12-14 mm and width 7-8.5 mm
Identification
Body is oval with the underside being slightly concave and the abdomen narrow. Entire dorsal side grayish yellow with dark brownish-gray punctures becoming denser at the edges of the pronotum. The last two antennal segments (fourth and fifth) are darker in colour. The ventral surface usually has a pinkish tinge. Cheeks large passing the clypeus in length and more pointed. The humeral angles of the pronotum are rounded
Habitat
Fields and grasslands.
Season
Occurs from June to late September.
Food
Many different host plants: grains, fruits, flowers, grasses and trees.
Internet References
Entomology Collection
Forestry Images
Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Herb Pilcher, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Stink Bugs of Kentucky
Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 8 December, 2007 - 7:06pm
Last updated 9 December, 2007 - 10:21am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact