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Acacia shield bug

Alcaeus varicornis

Description:

This pair of grey mottled shield bugs (Hemiptera) would usually be found on the trunk of the tree which shares its cryptic color pattern.

Habitat:

On a branch of silver wattle (Acacia)

Notes:

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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

No! A park in Croydon. This happened a few times that google maps tried to send my spotting to Pyramid Hill. (fixed dead pic too, thx)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Acacia bugs... good spot.
Is Pyramid Hill correct?

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 14, 2011
Submitted on Feb 14, 2012

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