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Stink bug shape nymph? - Acrosternum hilare
Copyright © 2004 John Fox

Stink bug shape nymph? - Acrosternum hilare
Arlington County, Virginia, USA
July 18, 2004
Very similar shape and body pattern to the bug I posted yesterday. Could this be a nymph of whatever that is?

Thanks for any help.

John
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Contributed by John Fox on 20 July, 2004 - 9:07am
Last updated 24 March, 2009 - 9:59pm

Moved
Moved from Acrosternum.
… v belov, 24 March, 2009 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Nezara / Acrosternum.
For Reasons compare comment on Nezara page.
… Boris Büche, 5 May, 2007 - 6:43am login or register to post comments

Correct Name
This is what most people still call Acrosternum hilare, but actually the generic name is wrong. The genus name Acrosternum should be restricted to a handful of Old World, small, pale green species that live in dry arid areas. The larger, brighter green species that live in both the Old and New Worlds should actually go by the generic name Chinavia, so this would be called Chinavia hilaris.
… David Rider, 1 May, 2005 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

Adult stink bug
This is an adult of either Nezara or Acrosternum. Without seeing the shape of the scent canal on the underside, can't conclude which genus it is.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 July, 2004 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

 
According to the University of Arkansas
(in their Identification Guide for Common Stink Bugs), Nezara has red-banded antennae and Acrosternum has black-banded antennae - so this should be Acrosternum. I put a link to the pdf document on the two relevant pages.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 22 August, 2006 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

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