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Southern green shield bug

Nezara viridula

Photo by pavlaki1968
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Field Notes

Notes:

This is the fifth (and last before adulthood) moult, or instar, of the green shield bug. The picture was taken in early june on bushes near a village at 600 metres altitude on the island of Andros, Cyclades, Greece.

Reference Links:

Nezara viridula - Wikipedia

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AntónioGinjaGinja
Hello pavlaki1968 and welcome to the Project Noah community! Nice first spotting! Project Noah is a tool for people to learn about wildlife, share wildlife spottings, build nature journals and engage in citizen science. Here you will find a friendly community of people passionate about wildlife and conservation. We are thrilled for you to join Project Noah. We hope you enjoy our website and community as much as us! Enjoy yourself, learn, share and I will see you around :)
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