This species of native shield bug is present in New Zealand, Australia and Timor. The endemic subspecies, Alpine brown soldier bug, Cermatulus nasalis hudsoni is one of three subspecies in New Zealand. It is only found i...
The native subspecies, Brown soldier bug, C. nasalis nasalis is one of three subspecies in New Zealand. This subspecies is also present in Australia and Timor. It a predator that feeds on free living insects such as cate...
The Alpine shield bug is endemic to New Zealand's South Island where it is found in the alpine areas of central and western Otago. It is the only New Zealand shield bug that cannot fly. Its abundance and annual cycle in ...