Glaucias amyoti

Rhaphigaster amyoti Dallas, 1851 Zangis stali Schouteden, 1906 Glaucias amyoti, commonly called the Australasian green shield bug or New Zealand vegetable bug, is a species of shield bug found in Australia, New Zealand, Timor and New Guinea.

[1] Adults and juveniles feed off plants including certain Coprosma, Griselinia and Myoporum species.

[2] According to the original description, adults of G. amyoti are ovate in shape and green in colour.

The edges of the thorax, hemelytra and abdomen are paler than the rest.

The rostrum is testaceous (a dull orange or brownish colour) except for a black tip.

Glaucias amyoti egg capsules on the underside of a lemon ( Citrus limon ) leaf
Glaucias amyoti second instar on a leaf of Three Kings Vine ( Tecomanthe speciosa )
Glaucias amyoti third instar on a runner of Three Kings Vine ( Tecomanthe speciosa )