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Family Coreidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Eucalyptus Tip Bugs that we found in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. The bugs are also known as Gumtree Bugs.
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 - Body length 25mm, male
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- The Eucalyptus Tip Bugs are dark brown in colour with light brown and
orange on the legs
and antennae. The are the alternated brown and yellow along the edges of the
adbomen. Males have shouter hind femora
and spiny hind legs.
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Male
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 - Female and
male
Mating
pair
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- Feeding
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- Nymphs are more colourful, yellow-pink in colour with bright blue
patterns. They feed on gum tree, suck sap on
the leaves and young shoots.
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 - Nymph
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- They are are relatively slow moving. Both adults and nymphs will release
strong repellent odours when disturbed.
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Nymph to Adult
  - Nymph, length 20mm
Few days later
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- The colourful bug nymph was found on 23 March 2001 in Wishart bushland. We wanted to
find out what bug it was so we brought it home. Few days later, after the last
molting, it turned into a Eucalyptus Tip Bug (second picture).
- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 439.
- 2. Specimen
Image Index - Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB,
Western Australian Department of Agriculture, 2006.
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