Southern green shield bug	Status LU: established
		Status Eur.: established.
	Punaise verte puante	RA: ISEIA: n/a. Harmonia+: n/a.
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Brief description

Nezara viridula L., commonly known as southern green shield bug or green vegetable bug, is a plant-feeding stink bug. Believed to have originated in Ethiopia, it can now be found across the world due to its strong flight and human transport along trade routes. Because of its preference for certain species of legumes, such as beans and soybeans, it is an economically important pest on such crops.

Status and distribution in Luxembourg

The first documented sighting of this species in Luxembourg was in Hesperange in 2019. Based on the data found in the Recorder-Lux database, the species has established itself primarily in the centre of the country and in the Moselle valley. It appears to be less common in the Ösling region so far.

Risk assessment

ISEIA protocol

no assessed yet

Harmonia+ protocol

no assessed yet

Worldwide distribution

GBIF (2026): https://www.gbif.org/species/2078852

Bibliography

• Wikipedia contributors, 2025. Nezara viridula, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 7 October 2025, 17:22 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezara_viridula> [Accessed 2026-01-05]