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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo
SUBORDER HETEROPTERA
Pale-tipped Mozena
Mozena lunata
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-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)
-Nematopodini
-Genus Mozena
Mozena lunata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae, characterized by its elongated body and the distinct leaf-like expansions on its hind legs. They feed on plant sap by piercing stems, leaves, or fruits with its piercing-sucking mouthparts.

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