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Schellenberg's soldier bug - Oechalia schellenbergii
Added: 06 Oct 2016
Updated: 09 Jul 2018
This native shield bug is present in New Zealand and Australia. Schellenberg's soldier bug is a predator that feeds on free living insects such as caterpillars and beetle larvae. It occurs in gardens and parks as well as...
Native shield-bug egg parasitoid - Trissolcus oenone
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Updated: 08 Aug 2018
The Native shield-bug egg parasitoid is found in Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, this native species parasitises the eggs of native and Australian shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae (Hemiptera). It is foun...
Alpine brown soldier bug - Cermatulus nasalis hudsoni
Added: 18 Oct 2017
Updated: 12 Nov 2018
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...
Brown shield bug - Dictyotus caenosus
Added: 06 Oct 2016
Updated: 12 Nov 2018
This adventive shield bug comes from Australia. It is present in the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It is also present in New Caledonia. The Brown shield bug feeds on developing seeds of plants such as plantain ...
Brown soldier bug - Cermatulus nasalis nasalis
Added: 10 Oct 2016
Updated: 12 Nov 2018
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...
Green vegetable bug egg parasitoid - Trissolcus basalis
Added: 18 Jan 2018
Updated: 08 Aug 2018
The adventive egg parasitoid of Green vegetable bug Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) was released into New Zealand in 1949 to help control the pest of crops such as beans and sweet corn. The population of the Gr...
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