Scientific Name: Euschistus servus
Family: Pentatomidae Pentatomidae.
Native Range: North America, Pennsylvania*
Size: Length:11 – 15 mm (0.43 – 0.59 in)*
Active: May – November*
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*From BugGuide.net (https://bugguide.net/node/view/160209)
Scientific Name: Neurocolpus nubilus
Family: Miridae
Native Range: Eastern and Central United States, Pennsylvania*
Size: Male: 6.42-7.33 mm (0.25 – 0.29 in); Female: 6.58-7.25 (0.26 – 0.29 in)*
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Color and Appearance: “N. nubilus can be distinguished from all other Neurocolpus species by: 1) A1/A2 = 0.48-0.60 (male), 0.52-0.62 (female);
2) A1 ≒ mesal length of pronotum; 3) Rostrum reaching metacoxae; and 4) Overall mottled pale to fuscous dorsum.”*
*From BugGuide.net (https://bugguide.net/node/view/96489)
Scientific Name: Lycorma delicatula
Family: Fulgoridae
Native Range: INVASIVE: China, India, Vietnam and eastern Asia
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Color and Appearance: EWWW!
August 12, 2020: I found my first spotted lanternfly in Delaware County at the Wawa at the corner of Providence Rd. and Baltimore Pike in September, 2018. This spring we found their nymphs in our yard on the basswood and the adults began appearing in my yard in late July. So far, I have found adults on the basswood, the sweet birch, and the redbud. They also seem to like the screen of the sliding glass door. In a year of stress and pandemic, squishing them has become a local past-time and an important release for pent up frustration. It is especially popular among children who have otherwise been taught not to squish bugs.
Scientific Name: Oncopeltus fasciatu
Family: Lygaeidae
Native Range: Central and North America to southern Canada, Pennsylvania
Size: 0.39 – 0.71 in. (10 – 18 mm)
Active: One generation produced in northern range during summer. Insects migrate south for winter.
Color and Appearance: Orange and black
Scientific Name: Murgantia histrionica
Family: Pentatomidae
Native Range: North American, Pennsylvania*
Size:
Active: One generation per year in Pennsylvania. Adults overwinter.*
Color and Appearance: Stink bug shape with bright markings in yellow, orange, and white.*
A major pest to Brassicas, which is why ours are found on kale.*
*From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_cabbage_bug)
Family: Mantidae
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There are four species in Pennsylvania and three of these are non-natives: Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis), Narrow-winged mantis (T. angustipennis), and European mantis (Mantis religiosa). The native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) is more common in the south. (https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/northampton/news/2018/praying-mantid-facts#:~:text=There%20are%20four%20species%20in,more%20common%20in%20the%20south.)
Scientific Name: Photinus pyralis
Family: Lampyridae
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Family: Flatidae
Native Range: Worldwide, Pennsylvania
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Active: Summer – fall
Color and Appearance: Ours seem to be very pale green or gray.
Scientific Name: Graphocephala coccinea
Family: Cicadelliae
Native Range: North and Central America, Pennsylvania
Size: 6.7–8.4 mm
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Family: Sarcophagidae
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