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Species Chinavia hilaris - Common Green Stink Bug

Green Stink Bug Eggs on Wild Grape - Chinavia hilaris

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha

Superfamily Pentatomoidea

Family Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Subfamily Pentatominae

Tribe Nezarini (Green Stink Bugs and Allies)

Genus Chinavia (Green Stink Bugs)

Species hilaris (Common Green Stink Bug)

Other Common Names

Green Stink Bug

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acrosternum hilare

Explanation of Names

Chinavia hilaris (Say 1832)

hilaris 'lively, cheerful'

Size

13‒19 mm(1)

Range

transcontinental (BC‒NS to CA‒FL to Mexico)(2)

Habitat

Woodlands, edges, cultivated land

Food

extremely polyphagous: recorded from 20 plant families(3); adults and older nymphs prefer developing seeds and fruit. May be a pest on soybean, cotton, fruit trees (esp. peach), and many vegetables(4)(5)

Life Cycle

"Keg-shaped" eggs are attached to the underside of leaves in double rows of twelve or more. One generation per year in North, two in south.

Hatchlings (1st and 2nd instars):

3rd instar:

4th instar:

5th instar:

Our best interpretation based upon photos here(6)

Remarks

Eastern C. hilaris can be differentiated from C. marginata based on antennal color (bands black and yellow/white in C. hilaris vs black and green in C. marginata) but many western C. hilaris exhibit coloration more consistent with C. marginata. Genetic divergence suggest presence of a cryptic species(7). It is unclear whether these populations represent subspecies or cryptic species. Users are encouraged to post more photos of C. hilaris genitalia.

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See Also

Nezara viridula: scutellum has black dot in each basal corner; connexivum uniformly colored; pronotal sides slightly concave in anterior half; spine of ventrite 2 rounded (not pointed); scent gland pore short and broad (vs long & curved); nymphs vary greatly in appearance

Internet References

Species page(8) • Fact sheet (Gomez & Mizell 2010)(9)

Works Cited

1.	The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America J.E. McPherson. 1982. Southern Illinois University Press.

2.	A distributional synopsis of the Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) north of Mexico, including new state and provincial records Rider, D.A. and Swanson, D.R. 2021. Zootaxa, 5015(1), 1–69.

3.	Pentatomoidea Host Index

4.	Heteroptera of economic importance Schaefer C.W., Panizzi A.R. (eds). 2000. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 828 pp.

5.	Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides) Whitney Cranshaw. 2004. Princeton University Press.

6.	Forestry Images: Insects

7.	Assessing genetic diversity in four stink bug species, Chinavia hilaris, Chlorochroa uhleri, Chlorochroa sayi, and... Barman, A. K., Joyce, A. L., Torres, R., & Higbee, B. S. 2017. Journal of Economic Entomology.

8.	Rider D. (2006-) Pentatomoidea home page

9.	University of Florida: Featured Creatures

Contributed by Cotinis on 12 December, 2004 - 11:00am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, Ethanjf, Robin McLeod, Lynette Elliott, Chuck Entz, Andrew Meeds, Mike Quinn, ceiseman, v belov, PaleoJon, Arturo Santos
Last updated 4 December, 2023 - 5:54pm

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