Nezara viridula
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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.
Nezara viridula is a cosmopolitan species, living in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and Europe between 45 degrees north and 45 degrees south. Its exact origin is unknown, but it is believed to have originated from the Ethiopia region of East Africa, from where it has spread around the world due to its strong flight and human transport along trade routes.
The adult males can reach a body length (from front to elytral apex) of about 12.1 millimetres (0.48 in), while females are bigger, reaching a size of about 13.1 millimetres (0.52 in). The body is usually bright green and shield-shaped and the eyes are most commonly reddish, but they may also be black. There is a row of three white spots on the scutellum. They... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Green Stink Bug sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Green Stink Bug in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Green Stink Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Southern Green Stink Bug sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%) and Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Green Stink Bug that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Red Shield Bug (about 30%), Sloe Bug (about 30%) and European Striped Shield Bug (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Green Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
