Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug NOT IN NEW ZEALAND
BODY LENGTH: About 12 mm. COLOUR: Marbled brownish black with metallic lustre; legs dark with broad pale middle band, not hairy; antennae with broad pale band across tip of segment 4 and base of segment 5. THORAX: Sides with spines. SHAPE: Broad, somewhat square.
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Erthesina fullo Yellow spotted stink bug NOT IN NEW ZEALAND
BODY LENGTH: About 16 mm. COLOUR: Brownish grey outlined with yellow, with scattered red spots; head, thorax with yellow mid line; abdomen with large dark plate; legs dark, hairy; antennae with narrow pale band at base of segment 5 only. THORAX: Sides without spines. SHAPE: Pear-like.
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Cermatulus nasalis Brown soldier bug Native to New Zealand
BODY LENGTH: About 9 mm. COLOUR: Mostly black; thorax, wing pads with whitish outline; abdomen pale with black dots/marks, 2 large transverse black plates between a thin, broad plate and a small narrow plate near midline; legs dark with broad pale middle band; segments 1 and 4 of antennae black, segments 2-3 partly brownish yellow. WING PADS rounded at tip.
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Oechalia schellenbergii Schellenberg’s soldier bug Native to New Zealand
BODY LENGTH: About 8 mm. COLOUR: Mostly black; thorax, wing pads with whitish outline; abdomen yellowish white with orange red tinge, 2 large black transverse plates between 2 smaller plates near midline; legs dark with broad pale middle band; antennae black, segment 2, often 3, yellowish red at tip. WING PADS pointed at tip.
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Cuspicona simplex Green potato bug Present in New Zealand, introduced
BODY LENGTH: About 7 mm. COLOUR: Green with uneven yellowish brown outline on thorax, wing pads and at least part of abdomen; abdomen with one black spot on inner side of each wing pad and two on either side of midline; legs and antennae semi-transparent pale brown (antennal segment 4 dark towards tip).
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Nezara viridula Green vegetable bug Present in New Zealand, introduced
BODY LENGTH: About 11 mm. COLOUR: Greenish; sides of thorax, wing pads, abdomen with pink outline; abdomen with white spots in two rows, one on each side of pink and black tranverse plates near midline; legs greenish with ‘feet’ black (tibiae often pinkish); segments 1-2 of antennae greenish (often pinkish), segments 3-4 black.
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Glaucias amyoti Australasian green stink bug (Pale form) Native to New Zealand
BODY LENGTH: About 9 mm. COLOUR: Head, thorax, wing pads greenish, lightly outlined with black; antennae black; abdomen greenish (paler in front) with 3 large transverse black plates near midline and thin, elongate, black marks along sides; legs dark.
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Glaucias amyoti Australasian green stink bug (Dark form) Native to New Zealand
BODY LENGTH: About 9 mm. COLOUR: Head, thorax, wing pads greenish amber, heavily outlined with black (thorax often nearly completely black); antennae black; abdomen yellowish green with 3 large transverse black plates near midline and oblong dark amber/black markings along sides; legs dark.
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Dictyotus caenosus Brown shield bug Present in New Zealand, introduced
BODY LENGTH: About 7.5 mm. COLOUR: Brown with smooth yelowish white outline on thorax and wing pads; abdomen yellowish white with reddish and/or brown points and brown markings (often crescent- shaped) along sides; antennae mostly brown to black (segments 1-2 often paler than 3-4).
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Monteithiella humeralis Pittosporum shield bug Present in New Zealand, introduced
BODY LENGTH: About 7 mm. COLOUR: Mostly dark yellowish brown to chocolate brown; abdomen with two conpicuous yellow spots, one near inner side of each wing pad; segments of antennae often narrowly pale near tip. Note: Freshly moulted individuals may have a purple tinge.
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Hypsithocus hudsonae Black alpine shield bug Native to New Zealand; Central Otago only
BODY LENGTH: About 7 mm. COLOUR: Dark brown nearly black; anterior corners of thorax extended towards eyes; thorax and wing pads with narrow pale brown outline; antennae dark brown to black, with segment 3 and base of segment 4 of paler brown.
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