Looks like a green box elder bug
June 10, 2009
I found these green bugs crawling all over one post on my cedar fence and I can not seem to identify them. I don’t believe they’re termites but I’d like to know if anyone can identify them.
Judd
Northern Illinois
Dear Judd,
We are continuing to try to catch up on old mail from during our holiday, and when we opened your photo, we became very intrigued. These are immature Hemipterans, the insect order that includes True Bugs and other sucking insects like Cicadas and Aphids. We haven’t a clue what your insects are, and we hope our readership will be able to provide an answer.