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Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) of NZ
Pentatomidate image gallery
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brown colour form of
Nezara viridula
(less frequently seen). © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
Oechalia schellenbergii
. SIZE: 9-12 mm. COLOUR: Brownish yellow, with several pale and dark markings. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
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
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
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
Cuspicona simplex
ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
Dictyosus caenosus
ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
Glaucias amyoti
ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
Hypsithocus hudsonae
ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
Montheitiella humeralis
ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
Nezara viridula
ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0
Oechalia schellenbergii
ventral view. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0