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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER HETEROPTERA

Pachylis nervosus - Adult

Pachylis nervosus

-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​)

-​Tribe Nematopodini​​

-Genus Pachylis​

-Pachylis nervosus


Pachylis nervosus is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae, commonly referred to as leaf-footed bugs due to the leaf-like expansions on their hind legs. These bugs are typically associated with plants, where they feed by sucking sap from leaves, fruits, or stems.

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