-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 (Infraorder Pentatomomorpha)

-Superfamily Pentatomoidea​​

-Stink Bugs (Family Pentatomoidae)​​

-Subfamily Pentatominae

-Tribe Nezarini

-Genus Nezara

-Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula)

Nezara viridula, commonly known as the southern green stink bug is in the family Pentatomidae. It is easily recognized by its bright green, shield-shaped body, though some individuals may show slight colour variation, especially in cooler seasons. This species feeds using a piercing-sucking rostrum, inserting it into fruits, seeds, and stems to extract plant fluids.