Species notes
About Nezara viridula
Nezara viridula (also recorded as Southern Green Shieldbug) is an accepted species in the family Pentatomidae, within the order Hemiptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel, and Santa Maria. True bugs are hemipterans with piercing-and-sucking mouthparts used to take in plant fluids or, in predatory species, animal prey.
- Common name
- Southern Green Shieldbug
- Family
- Pentatomidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel, Santa Maria
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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