Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nezara viridula
southern green stink bug

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
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
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabela, Floreana, Española.
- 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.