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Adult stink bug and its nymphs from the family Pentatomidae. It may be a Antestiopsis species.
Several adults and nymphs were found on a common mangrove tree, Avicennia alba, which may be its host plant. The smaller black colour nymphs with the eggs, though found on a different plant, were also seen in the same coastal habitat. I believe they are the same bug.
Spotted on Nov 14, 2015
Submitted on Nov 15, 2015
4 Comments
No coffee plant in my former neighborhood either (see habitat description). ;-) But coffee bug is just a common name used because it is the most familiar form within the genus, and scientific names always take precedence over common names. Cheers
Nice spotting!
Thanks for sharing! Mine is unlikely to be a coffee bug since there was no coffee tree in the area. It is probably related to Antestiopsis cruciata, also found near coastal area. http://gaga.biodiv.tw/9501bx/549.htm
Looks very similar to mine from Papua, unidentified but also speculatively identified as Antestiopsis sp. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/116...