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Harlequin Bug
Dindymus versicolor
-37.8946, 145.302
Field Notes
Description:
An instar (nymph) on a low shrub - approximately 15mm long body; black head, legs, antennae with white bands near tips.
Habitat:
On a shrub at a local sports field
Notes:
The new populations of these are already appearing as Spring casts it's spell. They often appear in huge numbers taking over whole plants. I have never noticed huge amounts of plant damage done by these - must watch more closely this year. Natives of south-eastern Australia but seem to enjoy life on many introduced plant species.
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order: HEMIPTERA
suborder: HETEROPTERA
infraorder: PENTATOMOMORPHA
superfamily: PYRRHOCOROIDEA
family: PYRRHOCORIDAE
genus: Dindymus
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