The body is brown with a diagonal pale yellow cross on the back and yellow tips on the antennae. Rear legs of male are enlarged. This species is a herbivore feeding on wattles and cassias, but also attack new growth and flowering shoots of a range of other plants, including grapes and citrus

At a glance

Habitat Can be found in most habitat types, from urban areas to the coastal heath
Size Can grow to around 25mm long
Origin Native
Distribution Across Australia, Indonesia, and the Indo-Pacific.
Descriptions
Distribution
Across Australia, Indonesia, and the Indo-Pacific.
Habitat
Can be found in most habitat types, from urban areas to the coastal heath
Size
Can grow to around 25mm long
Common Name Crusader Bug
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderHemiptera
SuborderHeteroptera
InfraorderPentatomomorpha
SuperfamilyCoreoidea
FamilyCoreidae
SubfamilyCoreinae
TribeMictini
GenusMictis
SpeciesMictis profana
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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