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Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula f. torquata

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Field Notes

Description:

At 18mm long these are much larger than the Palomena prasina at just 12-14mm long. Since there are over 4,700 known species of these I'll leave the ID to the experts.

Habitat:

Balcony, attracted from the surrounding countryside by night light. <br>
Limestone outcrop in foothills of Los Serranos mountains.

Species ID Suggestions

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula f. torquata

Comments (3)

Thanks for the explanation, I will make the changes. I think someone knowledgeable needs to make changes to the Wiki pages because they are often created by people who probably know little about the subject, in fact I find some have been copied word for word from old on-line books. I am always finding errors on Wiki in my own fields (nothing to do with wildlife) and lots of people copy it into their own pages without verifying it through a prime source.
Hi Malcolm, the characteristic patterns of N. viridula are the 3-5 white spots along the front edge of the scutellum and the 2 dark marks at its corners. About the length - other sources: Wikipedia German max. 16,5 cm, British Bugs max. 15 cm. I am pretty sure you have got N. viridula...
Hi tmvdh, I just checked N. viridura, it has a max length of 13.1mm, this one was much bigger than that, about 18mm.

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