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Scientific Name : Scutiphora pedicellata Common Name : Metallic shield bug Description : Sap-sucking bug, found in numbers (several different instars) feeding on White Elderberry (Sambucus gaudichaudiana) in Fosters Gully in January 2006 Habitat : Unknown Distribution : Unknown Family : Scutelleridae

Available Images View At 50% | View At 100% Adult Metallic Shield Bug on White Elderberry (Sambucus gaudichaudiana) in Fosters Gully View At 50% | View At 100% 5th instar nymph of Metallic Shield Bug on White Elderberry (Sambucus gaudichaudiana) in Fosters Gully View At 50% | View At 100% 4th instar nymph of Metallic Shield Bug on White Elderberry (Sambucus gaudichaudiana) in Fosters Gully View At 50% | View At 100% 3rd instar nymph of Metallic Shield Bug on White Elderberry (Sambucus gaudichaudiana) in Fosters Gully View At 50% | View At 100% 2nd instar nymph of Metallic Shield Bug on White Elderberry (Sambucus gaudichaudiana) in Fosters Gully View At 50% | View At 100% 1st instar nymph of Metallic Shield Bug on White Elderberry (Sambucus gaudichaudiana) in Fosters Gully View At 50% | View At 100% Metallic Shield Bug by the Fosters Gully Track View At 50% | View At 100% 1st instar nymphs of Metallic Shield Bug by the Coprosma Track View At 50% | View At 100% Empty eggs of Metallic Shield Bug by the Coprosma Track