Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758)

southern green stink bug

Photo: ICCDRS.
Photo: ICCDRS.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Pentatomoidea

Family
Pentatomidae

Genus
Nezara

Species
viridula

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1901

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabela, Floreana, Española.

References

  • Henry, T.J. Wilson, M.R. (2004) First Records of Eleven True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Galápagos Islands, with Miscellaneous notes and corrections to published reports. J. New York Entomol. Soc 112(1): 75-86.
  • Causton, C.E. Sevilla, C. (2008) Latest Records of Introduced Invertebrates in Galapagos and Measures to control them. Galapagos Report 2006-2007, CDF, GNP and INGALA, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador, p. 142-145.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Nezara viridula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6696. Accessed 16 July 2025.