Green shield bug

For the insect sometimes known as the southern green shield bug, see Nezara viridula.

Green shield bug
Spring adult in Oxfordshire
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Palomena
Species:
P. prasina
Binomial name
Palomena prasina
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cimex prasinus Linnaeus, 1760
  • Palomena dissimile (Fabricius)

The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a Palearctic shield bug species in the family Pentatomidae. The name might equally apply to several other species in the tribe Nezarini, or if referred-to as a "green stink bug", it might[why?] more appropriately belong to the larger North American bug, Chinavia hilaris. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield bug throughout Europe, including the British Isles, and are found in a large variety of habitats, including gardens.[2][3] They have been found as far north as 63° N latitude.

  1. ^ "Palomena prasina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ David V Alford (2016). Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook (Second ed.). CRC Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4822-5421-1.
  3. ^ "Green shield bugs / RHS Gardening". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 11 March 2024.