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Banana-spotting bug nymph

Amblypelta lutescens lutescens

Photo by Kate Russo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 10mm in length has two black raised balls on the back. These balls are surrounded by white rings.

Notes:

Found on a Choko vine.

Species ID Suggestions

Banana spotting bug

Amblypelta lutescens lutescens

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (8)
Nicholas4
The spots on its abdomen are probably trying to disguise it To look like spider eyes..
Mark Ridgway
Banana spotting bug nymph - useful in growing macadamia
Latimeria
Looks like the nymph of a true bug (Order Hemiptera)...maybe in the family Lygaeidae or around there.
MartinL
It's a spy cam. Your garden is bugged

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PublishedDecember 15, 2011

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