Commius elegans

Commius elegans

Commius elegans is an Australian species of stink bug. Both the adults and the nymphs feed on the leaves and stems of the Cherry Ballart.
Pentatomid Bug - early instar (Commius elegans) This is a nymph of the cherry ballart bug ( seen in link below) which is in its early stage of development. As the nymph enlarges between moults, the yellow on the yet wingless body becomes more prominent and the black patches along the midline of the abdominal segments become smaller. The early nymphs are often seen clustered around the eggs. They disperse as they grow. This nymph was seen with other younger and older ones on the Cherry Ballart on which they feed. http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37021/pentatomid_bug_-_adult_commius_elegans.html Australia,Commius elegans,Geotagged,Spring

Naming

Synonyms
Cimex elegans Donovan, 1805
Strachia fasciata Signoret, 1851

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyPentatomidae
GenusCommius
SpeciesCommius elegans
Photographed in
Australia