Sighting 3360667
Nezara viridula
Green vegetable bug at Conder, ACT
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| Nezara viridula | RogerF | 7 Oct 2016 | |
| Nezara viridula | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Oct 2016 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Oct 2016 |
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User's notes
Conder, ACT; body length about 16mm.
2 comments
7 Oct 2016
See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezara_viridula and http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6b320242-b0c8-4a9e-9373-10c2c4df34a9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezara_viridula and http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6b320242-b0c8-4a9e-9373-10c2c4df34a9
7 Oct 2016
See page 220 of my book, an accidentally introduced species often a pest. It was subject to one of the earliest biological control programs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101458-35.464741
- Altitude 626.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2016 12:07 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nezara viridula Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Nezara viridula Scientific name
- Green vegetable bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 653.35m Recorded at altitude
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