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Banasa euchlora
Juniper Stink Bug
Florida native
Widely distributed throughout the United States.
Distinguished by the mottled jade-green color and the yellowish to ivory colored spot in each corner of the scutellum.
This genus, with at least 11 species in North America, are known to visit lights at night. The one pictured here came to the light on a campsite picnic table.
Banasa euchlora is a member of the Pentatomidae - Stink Bugs family.
For more information on this species, visit the following link:
Bugguide.net page for this species
Date record last modified: Jan 14, 2018
