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Amorbus (genus)

Eucalyptus Tip bug at Yass River, NSW

Amorbus (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2020 11:09 AM
Amorbus (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2020 11:09 AM
Amorbus (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2020 11:09 AM
Amorbus (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2020 11:09 AM
Amorbus (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2020 11:09 AM
Amorbus (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2020 11:09 AM
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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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