The insect was not seen feeding on either of the above plants, and neither are recorded as hosts. However the species is known to feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants and some shrubs (Eyles 1999).
Classification
from Australian Faunal Directory
Order Hemiptera - bugs, hoppers and scale insects
Suborder Heteroptera - true bugs, 2806 named species in Australia
Family Miridae - Mirid Bugs, 618 named species in Australia
Genus Sidnia
Species Sidnia kinbergi
References
- A. C. Eyles (1999) Introduced Mirinae of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Miridae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 26:4, 355-372.