Spined Acacia Shield Bug
Posterior		Ellura
Spotted Exocarpos Bug
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Spotted Exocarpos Bug (Aplerotus maculatus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: True Bugs (Hemiptera)
Family: Stink Bug (Pentatomoidea, Pentatomidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Spotted Exocarpos Bug (Aplerotus maculatus)
This Photo:     Instar
Thank you Martin Lagerwey & Tony and Jenny Dominelli (Cinclosoma) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Flinders Ranges, the Riverland and elsewhere
~8.5mm long
Copyright © 2014-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 07-May-2014
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.