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Monteithiella humeralis
This small bug was about 8 mm long with greenish brown body and pale jade coloured underside. The outer margins of the thorax and lateral margins of the abdominal segments were also a pale green, making this a very attractive little bug. The most fascinating feature in this bug is the very long and apparently flexible proboscis (seen in Pic 3). The bug was seen near a small garland of pale jade green eggs (Pic 4)
Spotted wandering amongst leaf litter in a roof guttering near the eggs that were laid on the outside of the gutter. Most gardens in the area have pittosporum trees.
Nymphs feed on Pittosporum leaves. Family: Pentatomidae Subfamily: Pentatominae
Spotted on Mar 6, 2014
Submitted on Mar 9, 2014
2 Comments
all others seem to have migrated to New Zealand !
That proboscis is extraordinary! Is this only the second one found in Victoria?