John Tann
Brokenbacked bug
Brokenbacked bug, possibly Taylorilygus apicalis a species of Miridae (Hemiptera Heteroptera) on Autumn Scrub Daisy, Olearia paucidentata. Talbot Road Reserve, Swan View, Western Australia, May 2012.
The Cotton Catchment Communities CRC describes the Brokenbacked bug as 4-5mm, light green in colour with brown flecks on the inner wings. The outer wings are predominantly brown. Wing tips are bent down at 45° giving the 'broken-back' appearance.
Brokenbacked bug
Brokenbacked bug, possibly Taylorilygus apicalis a species of Miridae (Hemiptera Heteroptera) on Autumn Scrub Daisy, Olearia paucidentata. Talbot Road Reserve, Swan View, Western Australia, May 2012.
The Cotton Catchment Communities CRC describes the Brokenbacked bug as 4-5mm, light green in colour with brown flecks on the inner wings. The outer wings are predominantly brown. Wing tips are bent down at 45° giving the 'broken-back' appearance.