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Predatory Shield Bug eggs

Oechalia sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Staring eyeballs on a stick. <br> Each one is about 1.5mm wide. Maybe 30-40 total.

Habitat:

On the tip of a stem of black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d4… <br>
http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/plants/field-crops-and-pastures/broadacre-fi… <br>
order: HEMIPTERA <br>
suborder: HETEROPTERA <br>
infraorder: PENTATOMOMORPHA <br>
superfamily: PENTATOMOIDEA <br>
family: PENTATOMIDAE <br>
subfamily: Asopinae <br>
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry/forest_health/forest_health_fact_shee…

Reference Links:

Spined Predatory Shield Bug - Oechalia schellenbergii

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Also SA Forestry has a clear description http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry/forest_health/forest_health_fact_sheets/factSheets/predatory_bugs_1_shield_bugs
Mark Ridgway
I couldn't find any reasonable alternatives (although that's not very scientific of me). The images on Peter Chew's site are a (near) perfect match to these and shows them hatching. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/images/DSCN6901.jpg
MartinL
Nice pic. Are you confident with that ID? I was not confident to ID mine. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8765188

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PublishedOctober 17, 2014

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