Woodlands Historic Park True Bugs

Long Gum-tree Shield Bug (Poecilometis strigatus) on Black Wattle at Woodlands Historic Park
Long Gum-tree Shield Bug on Black Wattle Foliage, January. About 20mm long.
Long Gum-tree Shield Bug (Poecilometis strigatus) Nymph on Black Wattle at Woodlands Historic Park
Nymph, January. About 10mm long.

Although this species feeds only on gum trees, we have seen adults and nymphs almost exclusively on Black Wattle.

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 Poecilometis
Species Poecilometis strigatus