AmorbusAmorbus — Nymph to Adult Stages Amorbus alternatus Amorbus robustus
Amorbus robustus, known as the Common Gum-Tree Bug or the Sap Sucking Bug, are a common Amorbus species. Like all the bugs in this genus, they can be found feeding on shoots and leaves of Eucalyptus trees.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Coreoidea
- Family: Coreidae
- Subfamily: Coreinae
- Tribe: Amorbini
- Genus: Amorbus
- Species: Amorbus robustus
Footnote & References
- Many thanks to lehelind, Danilo Lüdke Curator of iNaturalist for ID, ausemade, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=461099&user_id=ausemade&verifiable=any
- Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bugs – Tribe Amorbini, Brisbane Insects and Spiders, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_coreidbugs/Amorbini.htm
- Amorbus Dallas, 1852, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8a14795b-f915-43a1-93c9-16dba4c195ac
- Genus Amorbus – observation listed on iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/142352905
- Genus Amorbus, Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania, https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/suborder-heteroptera/infraorder-pentatomomorpha/superfamily-coreoidea/coreidae-leaf-footed-squash-bugs/genus-amorbus/
AmorbusNymph to Adult Stages Amorbus alternatus Amorbus robustus
Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and AlliesAmorbus
InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub