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Green burgundy stink bug

Banasa dimidiata
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The green burgundy stink bug has a body shaped like a little shield. It is bright green, so it hides well among leaves, and the back part is a dark red-brown. Its shell is smooth and a bit shiny, like it has been polished.

Lives in
Canada, the United States and Mexico, on trees and bushes
Length
0.8 to 1.1 cm (0.33 to 0.43 in)
Top speed
about 0.19 km/h (0.12 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Like other stink bugs it can make a bad smell if you bother it, but it does not hurt you.
What does it eat?
It sucks juice from many trees and bushes and is often found on berries, especially blueberries.
For real!Photo of Green burgundy stink bug
Picture by Ryan Hodnett. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How big is it?

How long is it?

Green burgundy stink bug about 1.1 cm long (0.43 in)A grain of rice about 6 mm (0.24 in)A toy building brick about 3.2 cm (1.3 in)
as long as 2 grains of rice in a rowcould run across a dinner table in 19 seconds

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cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Its green legs match its green body.

2

Its long feelers end in a reddish brown colour.

3

You can see it from April to October, but most of all in June and July.

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Most asked questions about Green burgundy stink bug

?What does the green burgundy stink bug eat?

It feeds on plants and is often found on berries, especially blueberries.

?How big is the green burgundy stink bug?

It is about 8.5 to 11 millimetres long, about as long as your fingernail.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Banasa dimidiata
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Pentatomidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Pentatomidae
Lives on
North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Banasa dimidiata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Ryan Hodnett. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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