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Red-Brown Shield Bug

Halyini spp

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A small but ornately decorated stink bug about 10mm long.

Habitat:

On a building wall in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

Red-Brown Shield Bug <br>
It's likely that this species displays maternal care over nymphs. <br>
superfamily: PENTATOMOIDEA <br>
family: PENTATOMIDAE <br>
subfamily: Pentatominae <br>
tribe: Halyini <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4c… <br>

Reference Links:

Golden Brown Shield Bug - Anchines sulcicomis

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Thenks Rob. One of those snaps that I presumed boring until I saw it on the PC screen. Pleasantly surprised.

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PublishedApril 12, 2014

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