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Southern Green Stink Bug
Nezara viridula
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Green Shield BugPalomena prasina
Green Stink BugChinavia hilaris
Acrosternum heegeri
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Red-shouldered Stink BugThyanta custator
Antenna Green Vegetable BugNezara antennata
Green Potato BugCuspicona simplex
Cabbage BugEurydema oleracea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 16,480 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 13,985 |
| France | 7,491 |
| Austria | 4,424 |
| Italy | 3,815 |
| Germany | 3,453 |
| Spain | 2,621 |
| New Zealand | 2,117 |
| Nord-Ovest | 1,716 |
| Steiermark | 1,686 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Stink Bugs · Pentatomidae |
| Genus | Green Vegetable Bugs · Nezara |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern Green Stink Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.