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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
Savius jurgiosus
Savius jurgiosus
-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)
-Subfamily Coreinae
-Tribe Discogastrini
-Genus Savius
-Savius jurgiosus
Savius jurgiosus is a species of leaf-footed bug belonging to the tribe Discogastrini within the family Coreidae. The genus Savius is part of a group of plant-feeding bugs commonly known as leaf-footed bugs. Like many other members of the Coreidae family, they possess piercing-sucking mouthparts for feeding on plant sap.

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