Amorbus alternatus

3 Eucalyptus Tip Bug at Wanniassa, ACT

Amorbus alternatus at Wanniassa, ACT - 4 Feb 2021 07:37 AM

Amorbus alternatus at Wanniassa, ACT - 4 Feb 2021 07:37 AM

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Identification history

	Amorbus alternatus	5 Feb 2021	Bron
	Amorbus alternatus	4 Feb 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Amorbus (genus)	4 Feb 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Unverified	4 Feb 2021	SandraH

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User's notes

absolutely gorgeous, but there are a few bits of dead foliage on new shoots, which I suspect it is responsible for

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SandraH wrote:

4 Feb 2021

Amorbus alternatus according to another website where I've found a pic. It is the tips of new foliage which are suffering.
Thanks Michael

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

4 Feb 2021

Hi Sandra. Juveniles are generally difficult, but I'll see what others think.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.093382 -35.393285
Places Wanniassa, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
4 Feb 2021 07:37 AM Recorded on
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Other true bugs SandraH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

eucalyptus Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Amorbus alternatus Scientific name
Eucalyptus Tip Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 900.7m Recorded at altitude
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