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Family Pentatomidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Wild Tobacco Spined Bugs that we found in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Body length 12mm, male and female
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- This big is green in colour with spined shoulder. It is closely resemble the Spined Citrus
Bug but a bit smaller.
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- We always find this bug on Wild
Tobacco Solanum mauritianum.
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- As most other bugs, this bug is plants sucker. It sucks plant juice from
stems, leaves and fruits.
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- Usually a number of them can be found feeding on the same plants.
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Nymph
- The bug nymphs were found near the Green Potato Bug adults on the same
plants.
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- 2nd instars, 5th instars and adults
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- 3rd instars
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- 4th instars Green bug nymph body length 8mm
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- 5th instars body length 10mm
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Foot Plant
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- The host plant Wild
Tobacco Solanum mauritianum
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- Reference:
- 1. Stink
Bugs of Australia - FaunaKeys, Australian Museum online 2003.
- 2. Cuspicona Dallas, 1851 - by Gerry Cassis, Emma Betts and Michael Elliott, Stink Bugs, Fauna Net, Australian Museum
2002.
- 3. Cuspicona forticornis Breddin, 1900
- Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Commonwealth of Australia 2005.
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