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Elf Shoe Stink Bug
Menecles insertus
28 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
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Nerve-winged Stink BugHymenarcys nervosa
Brown Stink BugEuschistus servus
Pale-edged PentatomidHolcostethus limbolarius
Dusky Stink BugEuschistus tristigmus
Big-eyed Toad BugGelastocoris oculatus
Southern Green Stink BugNezara viridula
Mottled Stink BugRhaphigaster nebulosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,416 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,524 |
| Canada | 482 |
| Oklahoma | 384 |
| Ontario | 259 |
| North Carolina | 243 |
| New York | 148 |
| Michigan | 134 |
| Illinois | 122 |
| Massachusetts | 107 |
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 | Menecles |
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 Elf Shoe Stink Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.