Amorbus (genus)

Eucalyptus Tip bug at Yass River, NSW

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Identification history

Amorbus (genus)	17 Oct 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Amorbus (genus)	17 Oct 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	16 Oct 2020	SenexRugosus

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6 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

16 Oct 2020

Not beetles. These are shield bugs.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Oct 2020

Possibly a species of Mictis maybe Mictis caja

SenexRugosus wrote:

16 Oct 2020

Mictis caja looks plausible. In the first picture one bug has much fatter hind legs than the other. Presumably this is the male as per the description.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

17 Oct 2020

The bug with the fatter hind legs is the male, the other is female.

SenexRugosus wrote:

17 Oct 2020

Amorbus sp looks good. Possibly Amorbus alternatus?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

18 Oct 2020

So far we have been grouping all Amorbus sp. together. It would need someone with Kim's expertise, and some spare time, to classify them to species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.161372 -34.893617
Maps Rugosa
Places Yass River, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
16 Oct 2020 11:09 AM Recorded on
SenexRugosus Recorded by
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SenexRugosus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amorbus (genus) Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Species information

Amorbus (genus) Scientific name
Eucalyptus Tip bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1752.5m Recorded at altitude
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