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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER HETEROPTERA

Mozena Leaf-footed Bugs

Mozena (Genus)

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Pentatomomorpha)

-Leaf-footed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily Coreiodea​)

-Leaf-footed Bugs (Family Coreidae​)

-Subfamily Coreinae​

-Nematopodini​​

-Genus Mozena​


Mozena is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, known for the distinctive leaf-like expansions found on the hind tibiae of many species. These insects are primarily herbivorous and are commonly associated with various plants, including crops, where they may occasionally become pests.

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