Stink Bug Eggs (Pentatomidae)

Stink bug eggs are barrel-shaped and are laid in clusters, standing upright, on vegetation. The circular lid at the top has a ring of spines along the edge. These eggs were dark bronze-brown, except for one that was green. I'm not sure if the green one was a dud, or if it just hadn't darkened yet.

Habitat: Spotted on the underside of a leaf in a rural garden.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a beautiful marbles! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Lol, aren't they! Posted 5 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

I'm letting this one slide in terms of ID (not enough experience with eggs of Nearctic species), but be aware that the dark ones might well carry a parasitoid and hence the green/pale one may be the only "normal" looking one of the batch :o)
Cheers, Arp
P.S. Always a good idea to let eggs like these hatch and see what comes out :o) Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Oh, I didn't even think of parasitoids! I wish I had collected this leaf! Argh! Thanks for the tip though - I will remember it for next time! Posted 5 years ago

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