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Toad stink bug (Platycoris rugosus) A broad stink bug about 12mm long keeping very still on a Pomaderris sp..<br /> In a nature reserve adjoining a national park.<br /> Only 7 other species. All in Australia? <br /> Note very short hemelytra. Common name &#039;Toad Stink Bug&#039; is tentative. Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Platycoris,Platycoris rugosus,Toad stink bug Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Toad stink bug (Platycoris rugosus)

A broad stink bug about 12mm long keeping very still on a Pomaderris sp..
In a nature reserve adjoining a national park.
Only 7 other species. All in Australia?
Note very short hemelytra. Common name 'Toad Stink Bug' is tentative.

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The Toad stink bug

Platycoris rugosus is a robust looking stink bug with vestigial wings and covers which is found in the south-eastern part of Australia especially in Tasmania.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 25, 2016. Captured Apr 14, 2012 02:39 in 13 Wicks Rd, The Basin VIC 3154, Australia.
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  • DSC-HX30V
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 9.43mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.