Fruit-spotting Bug - Amblypelta sp.

Family Coreidae

This page contains pictures and information about Fruit-spotting Bugs that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 20mm

The bug has pale green body and legs. Its thorax and front wing covers are pale-brown in colour. Its legs and antenna are brown in colour with a bright yellow segments near the tips. As their name imply, they are the pest of fruit farming.



We only saw those bugs a few times from late summer to early winter. We found them on Hibiscus plants and other plants.


Body length 8mm

We find this small bug nymph waving its very large pair of antenna on the Hibiscus Plant in our backyard during late summer.


Body length 12mm, 15mm

The last instars looks similar to the adult bugs except their wings are not fully developed. We found a number on them, nymphs and adults, on the same plant early winter. When disturbed they hide on the other side of the leaf.