Woodlands Historic Park True Bugs

Horehound Bug (Agonoscelis rutila) at Woodlands Historic Park
Horehound Bug

This bug, although native, does not utilize any of the native plants that currently exist at Woodlands Historic Park. Instead it feeds entirely on the weed Horehound, on which it is extremely common.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hemiptera - bugs, hoppers and scale insects
Suborder Heteroptera - true bugs, 2806 named species in Australia
Superfamily PENTATOMOIDEA - Shield Bugs, 572 named species in Australia
Family PENTATOMIDAE - Stink bugs, 364 species in Australia
Genus Agonoscelis
Species Agonoscelis rutila