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Southern Green Stink Bug

Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula) is a shield shaped bug, belong to family Pentatomidae in the Order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs). Adult have an average body length of about 12-13mm. They are considered as pest which damage different crops include cotton, tomato, pecans, pepper, beans and soybeans etc. Their nymphs have very striking colors, as shown in the last picture.

Southern Green Stink Bug
Green Stink Bug
Green Stink Bug
Green Stink Bug
Green Stink Bug
Southern Green Stink Bug Nymph

4 comments:

  1. SharodinduDecember 10, 2009 at 10:23 PM

    The 1st one is rrealy cute... :)
    tell me one thing ...how do u match the bugs to confirm the names...is there any book with pics?

    please share the trick

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  2. RedzlanDecember 12, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Beautiful macro work here.

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  3. Nadya ZimDecember 13, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    I love your macro photography of bugs! Really great!!!!

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  4. MarvinDecember 18, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    Great macros of a pest that lives just about everywhere it seems.

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