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Two bugs absorbing some morning sunshine on a Photinia leaf.
Found on the branches of a River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camadulensis).
Mum.. laying eggs.. Eggs... and BABIES..
A small stink bug, mostly black with white markings, speckles and leg bands.
This bug is always found on leaf instead of tree trunk on different kind of ...
This large handsome bug is widespread along the east coast but seems scarce in ...
A medium to large bug of speckled cream and brown all over. Banded antennae. ...
A beautiful bespeckled shield bug. I believe the mature bugs are more red, so ...
1st instar. 2-3mm see references
Very hot day. At the base of a gum tree. Seemed to be panicked so may have ...
Vagrant, probably dislodged from a distant tree by heavy rain and moved to a ...
Finding the level of instar a little difficult to decide on. these were running ...
Brown body with orange legs and antenna, which have 5 segments. One white dot ...
these were on most of the trees on Dog Scat Ridge today with third and fourth ...
2nd instar nymph stage. Very small insect less than half a centimetre, round, ...
A large and mainly green bug with red borders was found on eucalyptus and ...
I think pic 1 & 2 are a nymph stage and pic 3 the adult? The adult was approx. ...
Brownish patterned shield bug approximately 3 cm in length (approx 1 1/4 inches)
A medium to large bug of speckled cream and brown all over. Banded antennae. ...
5th instar I think I have a couple of this species. They are common all year ...
I am not sure of this one. It could be a Common Gum Tree Shield bug (
About 12-15mm from head to tip of the abdomen; head and thorax are dark with ...
A large bug with cream and brown speckled pattern, antennae has two pale bands ...
About 2cm in length, papery wings shielded under harder wing cover, intricately ...
A mottled brown bug nymph with white patterns on either side of the midline. ...