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Pale-lined Stink Bug
Euschistus obscurus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Dusky Stink BugEuschistus tristigmus
Brown Stink BugEuschistus servus
Elf Shoe Stink BugMenecles insertus
Euschistus crassus
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Carbula crassiventris
One-spotted Stink BugEuschistus variolarius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,012 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 738 |
| Louisiana | 61 |
| Mississippi | 44 |
| Georgia | 27 |
| Mexico | 26 |
| Nuevo Leon | 21 |
| South Carolina | 15 |
| Alabama | 12 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Stink Bugs · Pentatomidae |
| Genus | Brown Stink Bugs · Euschistus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pale-lined Stink Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.