Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
A useful field guide for Stink Bugs:
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/FieldGuide.html
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W
wrote:
16 Apr 2025
I wonder if it might be a freshly moulted instar it looked almost a little translucent.
Unverified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea)
clarehoneydove
wrote:
13 Apr 2025
Cuspicona sp.?
Unverified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea)
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
8 Apr 2025
Thanks Clare - wil need to give it a bit more thought
Michael
Michael
Dictyotus caenosus
clarehoneydove
wrote:
8 Apr 2025
According to https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/pentatomidae/pentatomidae-factsheets/brown-shield-bug/
The juga is much longer than the tylus which doesnt look like here unless this is an example of it being "fully enclosed".
The juga is much longer than the tylus which doesnt look like here unless this is an example of it being "fully enclosed".
Dictyotus caenosus
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