Choerocoris paganus (Red Jewel Bug)Life cycle (Choerocoris paganus)
Heteroptera > Heteroptera Index
As with most insects, the Shield Bugs / Stink Bugs go through three stages of metamorphosis: egg, nymph and adult. The Choerocoris paganus adult male will mate with the female and dies between 5-6 weeks after mating. The female will lay her eggs and dies some 6-10 weeks later.
The eggs have a flat base and are barrel-dome shaped, about 1.14 mm and
0.86 mm in diameter. They appear colourless when first laid. After four days the
egg have a pink tinge, becoming bright red within a week. As adults, the Choerocoris paganus go through 5 instar stages, as they outgrow their exoskeleton.
In the final stage of Choerocoris paganus, the the mature adults can be predominately red to orange in colouration.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family: Scutelleridae
- Subfamily: Scutellerinae
- Genus: Choerocoris
- Species: Choerocoris paganus
Footnote & References
- Studies on the Life-History and Biology of Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius), (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Scutellerinae), by F.J.D. McDonald; B.Sc., 17th May 1960, The University of Queensland Press Brisbane, https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:373601/QL461_U66_V_1_NO_9.pdf
- Marianne Broug © mariannebrougphotography.com
Choerocoris paganus (Red Jewel Bug)Life cycle (Choerocoris paganus)
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