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Life Stages - second instar to adult - Halyomorpha halys - male - female
Copyright © 2010 Wil Hershberger

Life Stages - second instar to adult - Halyomorpha halys - Male Female
Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
August 18, 2010
Composite of images, to scale, of second instar through adult. Male and female adult pictured.
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Contributed by Wil Hershberger on 19 August, 2010 - 8:15am
Last updated 20 February, 2013 - 1:21pm

Nice :)
If you can call this my image "2nd instar", your youngest image is 3rd instar? (Guide says 5 instars)

… Yurika Alexander, 19 August, 2010 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Instar
I was told by an entomologist working on stink bugs that the smallest instar in my image was 2nd instar. He was the one that collected and gave them to me to photograph. I wonder if yours are late first install or very early 2nd instar?
Thanks,
… Wil Hershberger, 19 August, 2010 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh, I see...
Sorry if my comment sounded like you are wrong. Actually, I'm not an expert or anything like that. Good to know an entomologist's words.
So, I guess my image is very early 2nd instar :)
… Yurika Alexander, 19 August, 2010 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem. I am going to che
No problem. I am going to check to make certain that we have it correct.
Thanks for commenting,
Wil
… Wil Hershberger, 19 August, 2010 - 1:28pm login or register to post comments

 
I did confirm that my series
I did confirm that my series does start with the 2nd instar. The early second instars are very dark and lighten as they age a little.
Hope this helps,
Wil
… Wil Hershberger, 15 September, 2010 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you :)
Thank you for the confirmation!
… Yurika Alexander, 15 September, 2010 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

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