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Tiny shield bug

Halyini spp

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 7mm long this shield bug is the smallest one I have found yet it looks similar to many larger ones around here.

Habitat:

Exploring the flower heads of Daucus carota in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

family: PENTATOMIDAE <br>
subfamily: Pentatominae <br>
tribe: Halyini <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4c…

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Pentatomoidea

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