Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

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Nezara viridula, commonly known as the southern green stink bug (USA), Southern green shield bug (UK) or green vegetable bug (Australia and New Zealand), is a plant-feeding stink bug. Although believed to have originated in Ethiopia, it can now be found around the world. Because of its preference for certain species of legumes, such as beans and soybeans, it is an economically important pest on such crops.

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  1. (c) Juan Emilio, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/juan_e/6201111716/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezara_viridula

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