Australasian green shield bug facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Australasian green shield bug

Scientific classification
Genus:	Glaucias
Species:	amyoti
Synonyms
Rhaphigaster amyoti Dallas, 1851 Zangis stali Schouteden, 1906

Glaucias amyoti egg capsules on the underside of a lemon (Citrus limon) leaf

Glaucias amyoti second instar on a leaf of Three Kings Vine (Tecomanthe speciosa)

Glaucias amyoti third instar on a runner of Three Kings Vine (Tecomanthe speciosa)

Glaucias amyoti, commonly called the Australasian green shield bug or New Zealand vegetable bug, is a species of shield bug found in Australia, New Zealand, Timor and New Guinea.

Adults and juveniles feed off plants including certain Coprosma, Griselinia and Myoporum species.

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