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Black Stink Bug
Proxys punctulatus
5,661 observations in the source records
24 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.
What the records say
- 5,661 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Proxys victor
Proxys albopunctulatus
Dusky Stink BugEuschistus tristigmus
Forest BugPentatoma rufipes
Giant Strong-nosed Stink BugAlcaeorrhynchus grandis
Proxys obtusicornis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,317 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 985 |
| Louisiana | 221 |
| North Carolina | 215 |
| Georgia | 181 |
| Mexico | 168 |
| Mississippi | 149 |
| Missouri | 91 |
| Virginia | 77 |
| Tennessee | 74 |
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 | Proxys |
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 Black Stink Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.