Spined Predatory Shield Bug Adult, anterior | Spined Predatory Shield Bug Adult, ventral | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | True Bugs (Hemiptera) | ||||
Family: | Stink Bug (Pentatomoidea, Pentatomidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Spined Predatory Shield Bug (Oechalia schellenbergii) | ||||
This Photo: | Adult, Wing Venation | ||||
Other name: | Schellenberg's Soldier Bug | ||||
Thank you LifeIsAmazing & Simon Ong for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere ~8mm long. As the common name suggests it has spines (that lift up and back from the shoulders). It preys on & consumes insect larvae. | |||||
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