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.

Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Amorbus robustus (Common Gum-Tree Bug), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones

  • 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

  1. 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
  2. Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bugs – Tribe Amorbini, Brisbane Insects and Spiders, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_coreidbugs/Amorbini.htm
  3. Amorbus Dallas, 1852, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Amorbus
  4. Genus Amorbus – observation listed on iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/142352905
  5. 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

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