Nezara viridula: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the nezara viridula lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nezara viridula
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	26 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Diet (main food)	tomato
Class	Insect
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Pentatomidae

Where does the nezara viridula live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the nezara viridula in 26 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Romania it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a nezara viridula eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the nezara viridula as: tomato.

What kind of animal is the nezara viridula?

The nezara viridula (Nezara viridula) is an insect in the order Hemiptera and the family Pentatomidae, genus Nezara. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the nezara viridula

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. Believed to have originated in Ethiopia, it can now be found across 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nezara viridula (revision 1366497049), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q600498 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).