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The green stink bug or green soldier bug (Chinavia hilaris) is a stink bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae. Its color is typically bright green, with narrow yellow, orange, or reddish edges. It is a large, shield-shaped bug with an elongate, oval form and a length between 13–18 mm.
It is found in orchards, gardens, woodlands and crop fields throughout North America, feeding with their needle-like mouthparts on the juices of a wide variety of plants from May until the arrival of frost. This one was spotted on the outside of my storm door, which is adjacent to a southern deciduous forest.
Both adults and nymphs have large stink glands on the underside of the thorax extending more than half-way to the edge of the metapleuron. They discharge large amounts of this foul-smelling liquid when disturbed.
Spotted on Apr 12, 2014
Submitted on Jan 2, 2015
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