Plautia affinis is a species of stink bug found mainly in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It was first described in 1851 as Pentatoma affinis by William Sweetland Dallas.[3][4] It is small, bright green and has brown hemelytra.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Plautia |
| Species: | P. affinis
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| Plautia affinis (Dallas, 1851)
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Range
editPlautia affinis is found in all states and territories of Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Green Stink Bug (Plautia affinis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ McDonald, F. J. D. (1971). "Life cycle of the green stink bug Plautia affinis Dallas (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 10 (4). Wiley: 271–275. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1971.tb00040.x. ISSN 1326-6756.
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Plautia affinis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Dallas, W.S. (1851). List of the Specimens of Hemipterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Richard Taylor. pp. Part 1 368 pp. XI pls. [252]. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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