-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Infraorder Pentatomomorpha)

-Superfamily Pentatomoidea​​

-Stink Bugs (Family Pentatomoidae)​​

-Subfamily Pentatominae

-Tribe Chlorocorini

-Genus Chlorocoris

-Subgenus Chlorocoris

-Chlorocoris distinctus

Chlorocoris distinctus is a species of green stink bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera. These insects are known for their characteristic shield-shaped bodies and their tendency to produce a pungent odor as a defense mechanism when threatened.