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Chinavia hilaris
There were 3 of them inside a curled up leaf. 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.
I spotted this on a trail from the upper parking lot at Fireman's Park. This is a note from Wiki regarding the generic name. ' According to Dr. David Rider of North Dakota State University 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, therefore this species should be called Chinavia hilaris.'
Spotted on Aug 5, 2011
Submitted on Aug 6, 2011
2 Comments
Yes, the eyes do appear to be dark purple, neat!
Purple eyed..?