Common gum-tree bug - Amorbus robustus

All my images of tip wilter bugs are from the same area , a strip of remnant native vegetation along a busy road. The area is approx. 100 m by 40 m in size . Sometimes I begin to think that it is a species with a high Colour variability in the nymphal stages. But most likely not the case.In three weeks of searching almost daily in that area I only seen one adult of a tip wilter bug species , but it got away befor I got a photo.

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WildFlower

Lion

I think these two are probably of the same species. The pattern of the legs and the antennae are the same. Maybe this is the next instar. It would really be nice to see an adult.

It is different compared to the previous one though.

In this case the references are more consistent. I am fairly convinced that this is Amorbus robustus.
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_coreidbugs/ClownBugs.htm
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:278684d9-15e9-4eaa-8312-c02db70c8cdf#gallery Posted 7 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  I will surtanly try harder to find an adult . I still have 6 weeks in this area ,so I hope to be lucky Posted 7 years ago