Thanks Ashish. I've seen this but could not confirm the nymph is the same species as ive never seen the adult. Now i've just found them both confirmed to be the same species by this site. http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Scutiphora%20pedicellata&image_letter=a&show_image=../images/full_size/Scutiphora_pedicellata_a&show_date=2006-01-15&show_caption=5th%20instar%20nymph%20of%20Metallic%20Shield%20Bug%20on%20White%20Elderberry%20(Sambucus%20gaudichaudiana)%20in%20Fosters%20Gully Therefore this seems to be the correct ID for my nymph=)
Are these the ones that back off around a stem when they see you?
Amazing that the nymphs are so striking and the adults so dull - hard to believe they are the same.
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