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| Unverified | 29 Apr 2025 | MazzV |
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I suspect this is a proper Bug, and have found it a couple of times on specimens of this ‘Slender Grape’ vine (Causonis clematidea). Camera shy, it insisted on keeping its belly uppermost (photos 3, 4 & 5), making it a challenge to get a top shot. Vivid vermilion margins around the aforementioned belly, with a similar colour on the upper legs.(photo 5) Whilst I couldn’t capture it well, the body had a rich green, almost metallic sheen to it (photos 1 & 2). All in all quite a strikingly colourful creature, with coal-black eyes (photo 3 amongst others).
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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- Slender Grape vine (Causonis clematidea) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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