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Loxa viridis

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Field Notes

Description:

Loxa viridis is a green stink bug common throughout Southern Mexico and Central America. Loxa species are distinguished from other green stink bugs by the spines on the sides of the pronotum, these spines are particularly long in Loxa viridis.They are known to feed on the fruit of Wild Tamarind (Leucaena leucocephala).

Notes:

Observed at night on the edge of a Red Mangrove forest.

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Comments (3)
Small Wonders
Thanks Alice & Nopayahnah! Alice - as long as we do not patent the bug along with the design - voracious little stinkers ;)

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PublishedJanuary 30, 2012

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