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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae) » Predatory Stink Bugs (Asopinae) » Euthyrhynchus » Florida Predatory Stink Bug (Euthyrhynchus floridanus)

Species Euthyrhynchus floridanus - Florida Predatory Stink Bug

Classification · Other Common Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Florida Predatory Stink Bug - Euthyrhynchus floridanus Color variation - Euthyrhynchus floridanus Florida Predatory Stink Bug (Euthyrhynchus floridanus) - Euthyrhynchus floridanus Stinker/killer - Euthyrhynchus floridanus Bugs on snapdragons - Euthyrhynchus floridanus Confused - Euthyrhynchus floridanus October surprise: Pentatomidae? Species? - Euthyrhynchus floridanus Florida Predatory Stink Bug Nymphs - Euthyrhynchus floridanus
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 Asopinae (Predatory Stink Bugs)
Genus Euthyrhynchus
Species floridanus (Florida Predatory Stink Bug)
Other Common Names
Halloween Bug
Size
12-17 mm
Identification
Black with orange or red pattern of adults is distinctive. See Internet references for discussion of somewhat similar stink bugs. Mature (4th instar) nymphs also distinctive, metallic blue/green and red/orange.

Range
Southeastern United States. See also BugGuide data map
Habitat
Fields, etc.
Season
June-November (southeastern North Carolina). All year in Florida.
Food
Predatory on other insects, including caterpillars, beetle. Nymphs, and to some extent, adults, are gregarious, and may attack large prey in groups.
Life Cycle
Life cycle, egg-to-adult, is 60-90 days under favorable conditions. Adults may overwinter--seen near buildings in late fall, seeking crevices (?).
Print References
Deyrup, cover, pp. 54-55 (1)
Brimley, p. 64 (2)
Internet References
A cute common name is "Halloween Bug".
Univ. Florida Featured Creatures article
Univ. Florida Coop. extension Service article, (PDF Version)
North Carolina State Univ. Coop. Extension Service
Works Cited
1.Florida's Fabulous Insects
By Mark Deyrup, Brian Kenney, Thomas C. Emmel
2.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Cotinis on 14 March, 2004 - 8:15pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason
Last updated 22 September, 2008 - 12:40pm

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