Pentatomidate image gallery
Images in the gallery appear as thumbnails that should be clicked and enlarged so that species and morphological characters can be viewed in sufficient detail to assist identification.
Dorsal View
![[Halyomorpha halys]. SIZE: 12-17 mm. COLOUR: Brownish with pale and dark marbling pattern. ABDOMEN: Sides with alternate black and white markings. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Halyomorpha_halys__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Erthesina fullo]. SIZE: 18-23 mm. COLOUR: Blackish with yellow spots and middle line on head and front of body, and yellow-banded legs. ABDOMEN: Sides with alternate black and yellow markings. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Erthesina_fullo__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Cermatulus nasalis]. SIZE: 9-12 mm. COLOUR: Yellowish brown, orange brown or reddish brown, with several pale and dark dorsal markings. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Cermatulus_nasalis__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Cuspicona simplex] SIZE: 8-11 mm (average 9.5 mm). COLOUR: Mostly green, sometimes with yellow, orange or brownish hue. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Cuspicona_simplex__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Dictyotus caenosus]. SIZE: 8-11 mm. COLOUR: Yellowish brown, rusty brown or pure brown, with alternate dark and pale markings on sides of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Dictyotus_caenosus-1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Glaucias amyoti]. SIZE: 12-17 mm (average 15 mm). COLOUR: Mostly green, sometimes with yellow, orange or brownish hue. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Glaucias_amyoti__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Hypsithocus hudsonae]. SIZE: 7-9 mm.COLOUR: Dark brown to black, often with paler narrow outline. WINGS short, not reaching tip of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Hypsithocus_hudsonae__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Monteithiella humeralis]. SIZE: 8-10 mm. COLOUR: Chocolate brown, with a distinctive pale band along sides of pronotum (dorsal plate of fore thorax). © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Monteithiella_humeralis-1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Nezara viridula]. SIZE: 12-17 mm (average 15 mm). COLOUR: Mostly green, sometimes with yellow, orange or brownish hue. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Nezara_viridula__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brown colour form of [Nezara viridula] (less frequently seen). © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Nezara_viridula_BROWN__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Oechalia schellenbergii]. SIZE: 9-12 mm. COLOUR: Brownish yellow, with several pale and dark markings. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Oechalia_schellenbergii__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
Ventral views
![[Halyomorpha halys] ventral view. BEAK (tube-like mouthparts between legs) short, only reaching as far as hind legs. ABDOMEN COLOUR (behind legs): Tan with very few if any large dark markings. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Halyomorpha_halys_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Erthesina fullo] ventral view. BEAK (tube-like mouthparts between legs) long, extending well beyond hind legs. ABDOMEN COLOUR (behind legs): Yellowish brown with several large dark markings, especially along sides. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Erthesina_fullo_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Cermatulus nasalis] ventral view. ROSTRUM (beak): First segment thick, directed away from head, exposed, at most with its base lying between bucculae (ridges underneath head). © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Cermatulus_nasalis_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Cuspicona simplex] ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Cuspicona_simplex_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Dictyosus caenosus] ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Dictyosus_caenosus_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Glaucias amyoti] ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Glaucias_amyoti_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Hypsithocus hudsonae] ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Hypsithocus_hudsonae_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Montheitiella humeralis] ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Montheitiella_humeralis_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Nezara viridula] ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Nezara_viridula_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![[Oechalia schellenbergii] ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Pentatomidae/Oechalia_schellenbergii_v__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)