#asopinae

[ljsbugblog]

my first predatory stinkbug. I'd been wanting to see one for a while, and had the chance to watch this individual decimate the entire population of Common Crow caterpillars that I had been keeping an eye on :')

Unknown Predatory Stink Bug (genus Eocanthecona).

[drhoz]

#2251 - Cermatulus nasalis - Brown Soldier Bug

A Predatory Shield Bug (Pentatomidae, Asopinae) native to Australia and New Zealand. This one is a nymph, but all instars past the first stalk and prey upon soft-bodied insects like caterpillars. I did see one stalking a moth once, though.

Photo by Steve Kerr on Wiki.

Huka Falls, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

[sinobug]

Shield Bug (Cecyrina sp., Asopinae, Pentatomidae) Too convincing not to be a weevil mimic. But if so, for what purpose? by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese true bugs and hoppers on my Flickr site HERE...

[sinobug]

Shield Bug (Cecyrina sp., Asopinae, Pentatomidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese true bugs and hoppers on my Flickr site HERE...

[drhoz]

#2087 - Oechalia schellenbergii -Schellenberg's Soldier Bug

One of Australia's Predatory Shield Bugs, which unlike the bulk of Pentatomids are predators of caterpillars and other soft bodied prey. I've seen one stalking a moth once.

By adulthood, they develop sharp points on the soldiers.

Found in SW and SE Australia, and New Zealand.

[speciesofleastconcern]

280 days of Urbpandemonium #73 This beautiful youngster is a stinkbug in the family Asopinae.* This family differs from all the others in that it is a predator. Most Asopines attack small soft-bodied creatures like aphids or caterpillars. Others attack their cousins, the plant-sucking stink bugs. Predatory stink bugs have been used for biocontrol in gardens and crops for this reason. This nymph has yet to grow wings, and my photo was sent to the bugguide file "Not Yet Identified Nymphs." * from the Genus Asopus, from a Greek river god of the same name.