Explanation of Names
euchlora:
eu is Greek for good, well
chlor, -o is Greek for green
(1)Identification
Jade green with yellow markings, well-camouflaged on its host plant.
Separated from its congeners by jade-green color, and the large calloused ivory-white spot in each basal angle of the scutellum.
(3)Season
Adults overwinter. Brimley
(4) notes from eastern North Carolina in January-May and November.
Adults collected in central Texas from mid May to late June based on four specimens (Quinn, 2000)
Adults collected in Virginia from late May to early October based on 33 specimens. (Hoffman, 2005)
Adults collected in Illinois from 12 February to 13 October, adults and nymphs collected as late as November 28 in Florida
(3)Food
Occurs on "cedar trees"
(5), i.e., Eastern Redcedar,
Juniperus virginiana.
Remarks
The species seems to be attracted to UV lights more often than other local [Virginia] pentatomids, sometimes in numbers. (Hoffman, 2005)
Print References
Marshall, photo 112.9
(5)
Hoffman, R.L. 2005. The Virginia Species of Banasa, Three Decades Later (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Banisteria 25: 41-44.
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Quinn, M.A. 2000. Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp.
Thomas, D.B., Jr. & T.R. Yonke. 1981. A review of the Nearctic species of the genus Banasa StDl (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 54(2): 233-248.
Internet References
Type Image - Swedish Museum of Natural History
Photo - courtesy of larvalbug
