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Common Shield bug Seated on a Karvi leaf this bug has a spectacualr orange band which aids in effective camoflauge Heteroptera,Nezara,Nezara viridula,Nezara viridula f. torquata,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Southern green stink bug Click/tap to enlarge

Common Shield bug

Seated on a Karvi leaf this bug has a spectacualr orange band which aids in effective camoflauge

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"Nezara viridula", commonly known as the southern green stink bug, southern green shield bug or green vegetable bug, is a plant-feeding stink bug. 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.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Shubham Rathore

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Uploaded Nov 21, 2013. Captured Nov 18, 2013 13:45.
  • Canon EOS 1100D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/2656s
  • ISO1250
  • 55mm