Bug FAQGiant Strong-nosed Stink Bug
Alcaeorrhynchus grandis · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Pentatomidae
The giant strong-nosed stink bug is a large true bug often called Alcaeorrhynchus grandis. As a predator it follows the frass trails left by its prey.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is also known as the giant strong-nosed stink bug.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It is a predator that tracks prey by following their frass trails.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What does the giant strong-nosed stink bug eat?
It hunts other insects by following the frass trails they leave.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Pentatomidae)
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysDamages trees, gardens or crops
Green Stink BugChinavia hilarisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Harlequin BugMurgantia histrionicaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Brown Stink BugEuschistus servusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Green Shield BugPalomena prasina
European Striped Shield BugGraphosoma italicumSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaeorrhynchus_grandis
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