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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER HETEROPTERA

Pale-tipped Mozena

Mozena lunata

-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​)

-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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