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Cotton Harlequin Bug
Tectocoris diophthalmus
-32.8503, 151.704
Field Notes
Description:
The Cotton Harlequin Bug is brightly coloured bug with metallic sheen. The body is shield shaped. Males and females are different colours - females are mostly orange and males are blue and red.
Size: 20mm
Habitat:
Urban areas, agricultural areas, coastal areas
Notes:
Food:
These bugs feed on many species of the hibiscus family (Malvaceae), including ornamental hibiscus and cotton. It feeds on the young shoots, piercing the stems and sucking the sap.
Breeding:
Females lay clusters of eggs around twigs and guard them until they hatch.
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