Japanese Green Stink Bug vs Lime-speck Pug

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Japanese Green Stink Bug Lime-speck Pug
Scientific Name Nezara antennata Eupithecia centaureata
Order Hemiptera Lepidoptera
Family Pentatomidae Geometridae
Size 12-16 mm 19-23 mm wingspan
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Sap Feeders Herbivores
Regions East Asia, Japan/Korea Europe, Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Japanese Green Stink Bug

A bright green shield bug common across Japan and Korea. Changes color to brown in autumn as a seasonal camouflage adaptation. A pest of soybeans and other crops.

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Did You Know?

This stink bug undergoes a remarkable seasonal color change, turning from bright green in summer to reddish-brown in autumn, triggered by day length.

Lime-speck Pug

A small whitish moth with a distinctive dark spot on each forewing. One of the most widespread pug moths. Larvae feed on flowers of many plant species.

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Did You Know?

One of the most polyphagous pug moths, with larvae recorded on the flowers of over 50 plant families.