Gum Tree Shield Bugs II - Dippilana membranacea
Family Pentatomidae
This page contains pictures and information about Gum Tree Shield Bugs that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Length 25mm
- Gum Tree Shield Bugs are also known as Eucalypt Shield Bugs. The Shield Bugs are common in Brisbane forest and bushland. Many species look similar and hard to identify. We found another species look quite similar.
- Bugs in this family are known also as stink bugs and produce foul smelling defensive liquids.
- Their nymphs are black and white in colour. The antenna are yellow with dark end, with four segments. Unlike other Gum Tree Shield Bugs which are found on the Gum tree trunk, this species are usually found on the leaves.
- This bug is always found on leaf. Besides on gum tree leaves, this bugs were found on different kind of plants, including grasses and banksias.
- This bug can be found in both rainforest and Eucalyptus forest.
- Reference:
- 1. Stink Bugs of Australia - FaunaKeys, Australian Museum online 2003.
- 2. Insect Reference Collection Database - Department of Agriculture Western Australia.
- 3. Dippilana membranacea - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Commonwealth of Australia 2005.
