Conchuela Stink Bug

Found across North America, typically in fields, gardens, and agricultural areas, particularly on host plants like cotton, mesquite, and various fruits.

Herbivorous. They use piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on the juices of plants, seeds, and fruits. They are known to feed on cotton bolls, grapes, and cereal crops.

They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult). In the nymphal stage shown, they lack fully developed wings but are highly mobile. They are known for 'stinking' as a defense mechanism when threatened.

They are considered agricultural pests because their feeding can damage crops and puncture fruit, leading to rot or aesthetic damage. They are not harmful to humans but can emit a foul odor.