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Amorbus alternatus
18mm plus antennae.
On E.ovata leaf in suburban back yard.
Mid-late instar... http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_6109.p... Other Names: Gum tree bug Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera (true bugs) Super-Family: Coreoidea Family: Coreidae Genus: Amorbus Species: A. alternatus Distribution: Throughout Australia Habitat: On eucalypt trees. Dry sclerophyll forests and coastal eucalypt forests. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Amorbus+al...
Spotted on Feb 2, 2013
Submitted on Feb 10, 2013
3 Comments
I think this is a gum tip wilter bug and not a carnivore. There are several to chose from http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/903... Coreidae rather than Reduviidae (assassin bugs)
Thanks Luis. There's really not much wildlife around at the moment. I suspect even these guys are struggling to find a feed. I'm sick of drought.
Great find Argy Bee!