Green Stink Bug
Chinavia hilaris
A shield-shaped green true bug common in gardens, orchards, crop fields, and woodland edges across much of eastern North America. It uses piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap, fruits, seeds, and tender shoots. When disturbed, it releases a pungent defensive odor from thoracic scent glands that makes many predators back off. Unlike the nymph, the adult has fully developed wings and can fly between host plants or seek sheltered places to overwinter.
- Type
- Venom
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Green Stink Bug Nymph
- Green Stink Bug