The fourth nymphal instars are yellowish-green marked with red, black and pink marking. Legs are pink. About half way through this stage, a striking change occurs in the appearance of the instars. The new red markings found in the earlier portion of this stage fade to yellow-green, paler than the rest of the insect body such that the insect changes from mostly red to green. It takes about 2 weeks for this color change to occur.
Instars are devoid of the white powdery covering.
Like the fourth instars, the fifth instars also go through a color change. On the fourth day of this stage, instars begin to turn reddish in color reaching a maximum intensity of red on the seventh or eighth day. Thereafter, the instars gradually turn a uniform green, more vivid than the first three days of this stage. The forewings, called tegmina, cover the body like the sides of a sloping roof when the insect is at rest. These bugs will remain inactive for hours while feeding.