Menida disjecta is a small East Asian stink bug with a bronze to blue-green sheen and a white spot in the middle of its back. It isn't found in the US; it lives in Japan and Korea, and in Japan it's known for crowding into houses to spend the winter.
Appearance
- Appearance
- About 3/8–7/16 in (9–11 mm) long, with a bronze or blue-green metallic sheen, a white spot at the center of the back, and striped edges. The wings extend past the tip of the abdomen.
Where it lives
- Range
- East Asia, including Japan and Korea. Not found in the US.
Behavior
- Overwintering
- Spends the winter as an adult, often in groups. In northern Japan, house-invading stink bugs move indoors around mid-October and leave again in early spring.
Cautions
- Cautions
- Like other stink bugs, it releases a strong-smelling fluid when disturbed; left on skin, it can cause irritation.
Name and classification
- About the name
- Long known as Menida scotti, a name given in 1886 in honor of British bug specialist John Scott. It later turned out to be the same species as Menida disjecta, named in 1860, so the older name took priority. The Japanese name still refers to Scott.
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