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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Halyomorpha halys
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Arthropoda βΊClass: Insecta βΊOrder: Hemiptera βΊFamily: Pentatomidae βΊGenus: Halyomorpha
About
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan. In September 1998 it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. The nymphs and adults of the brown marmorated stink bug feed on over 100 species of plants, including many agricultural crops, and by 2010β11 had become a season-long pest in orchards in the Eastern United...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is Halyomorpha halys.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug belongs to the class Insecta.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug belongs to the order Hemiptera.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug belongs to the family Pentatomidae.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug belongs to the genus Halyomorpha.