Eucalyptus Tip Bug, Clown Bug (Adult)

Clown Bugs. They are also known as Coreid Bugs, Gum Tree Bugs, Sap Sucking Bugs or Squash Bugs. The adults are reddish brown in colour, with strong and spiny hind legs. There are many veins on their forewings, with orange yellow on the wing covers and a sharp angle on each shoulder. Their antennae are four segmented. Their abdomen are long and thin with greenish-yellow to brown colour on the bottom, bright orange black banded on the top, covered by wing-covers. They are slow moving. When disturbed, they move to other side of the leaf. The bug may eject smelly liquid as defence.

This is the most common Amorbus species in Brisbane. As all other bugs in this genus, they feed on shoots of Eucalyptus trees. Males have shouter hind femora and spiny hind legs. Their nymphs are variable mixed bright colours.