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Amorbus alternatus
Large common coreid bug sporting dull brown colors, strong hind legs and yellow tips. Nymphs are very colorful (pics#2&3 show two instars)
On blackwood (Acacia) tree.
Nymphs spotted on an earlier occasion in the same park (January 2012)
Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 18, 2012
2 Comments
The plant is Acacia. This seems odd because venation is parallel while all cotyledons should have leaves with a branched vein pattern. But some Acacias have phyllodes (a flattened leaf stem) and no true leaves at all.
lovely !
is it sitting on a milkweed plant?