Little green bug.. - Chinavia hilaris

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Copyright © 2007 KellyC

Little green bug.. - Chinavia hilaris

Espanola, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
August 8, 2007
Size: 0.25 in

I found this bug outside near my Box Elder tree. It was about 3:40 PM and my nephew and I thought it was a pretty interesting looking bug so we caught it and took pics. Since then we have seen many more of them outside around and on my tree and some look different, yet the same. We think they are a nymph of some type of bug but couldn't find a similar one in the guide. It was just walking around really fast, which made it really hard to take a pic. We also saw a spider eating another one today which was pretty neat too but I didn't get a pic of that.. Any ID help would be appreciated.

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Contributed by KellyC on 13 August, 2007 - 12:37am
Last updated 24 March, 2009 - 6:53pm

Moved

Moved from Green Stink Bug.

… v belov, 24 March, 2009 - 6:53pm

Moved

Moved from Not yet identified nymphs.

… john and jane balaban, 24 July, 2008 - 10:16am

Moved

Moved from Stink Bugs.

… Boris Büche, 16 June, 2008 - 4:58am

Moved

Moved from True Bugs.

… john and jane balaban, 22 September, 2007 - 8:39pm

Pictures

If more pics are needed I have some, I am going to try and get some more tomorrow as well to show how they have changed appearance.

… KellyC, 13 August, 2007 - 12:38am

Green stink bug nymph?

There many posted and IDed by the contributor with some degree of uncertainty. That said and assuming some variation, yours does appear to be that critter. Your photo is fine, but more of your nice shots would be welcome. Do note that, if they're a different individual, they should be posted separately. (So did you give this one a serial number when you took its photo? LOL!)

… Ron Hemberger, 13 August, 2007 - 2:32am

Stink bug

Well it certainly looks alot like a green stink bug, I am hoping to get photos of adults soon, there are lots of them on my tree we are seeing them daily. I only took pics of one individual to begin with and further pics will be labelled seperately so I can tell the difference. I didn't get many good shots, the little bugger wouldn't stop running for very long. Thanks for the help though I will add another photo of this guy.

… KellyC, 13 August, 2007 - 12:07pm

Just learning some of the words.

As they molt and mature, they change. Each new version is called an instar and, I think, they look increasingly like adults. Most of the time, nymphs are tough to ID; as a result 95% of nymphs aren't tied to any adult.

… Ron Hemberger, 13 August, 2007 - 12:59pm

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