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Pittosporum Shield Bug
Monteithiella humeralis
-37.8981, 145.31
Field Notes
Description:
This small bug was about 8 mm long with greenish brown body and pale jade coloured underside. The outer margins of the thorax and lateral margins of the abdominal segments were also a pale green, making this a very attractive little bug. The most fascinating feature in this bug is the very long and apparently flexible proboscis (seen in Pic 3).
The bug was seen near a small garland of pale jade green eggs (Pic 4)
Habitat:
Spotted wandering amongst leaf litter in a roof guttering near the eggs that were laid on the outside of the gutter.
Most gardens in the area have pittosporum trees.
Notes:
Nymphs feed on Pittosporum leaves.
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Pentatominae
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