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Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) (4/7)
Hemiptera: Alydidae
Riptortus serripes
 04.jpg "Geoff Walker: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 19/04/2016")
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© Geoff Walker 2016
The Gap, QLD (Apr, 2016)
Common Names
- Brown Bean Bug
- Pod-Sucking Bug
Pod-sucking Bugs go through numerous nymphal stages called Instars. In this photo we can see, the empty shell of a moult from 4th instar to a 5th instar on the left, an adult in the middle, and a 5th instar nymph on the right.
 01.jpg "Geoff: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 19/04/2016")
Brown Bean Bug
 02.jpg "Geoff: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 19/04/2016")
Brown Bean Bug
 03.jpg "Geoff: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 19/04/2016")
Brown Bean Bug
 04.jpg "Geoff: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 19/04/2016")
Brown Bean Bug
 05.jpg "Geoff: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 11/04/2016")
Brown Bean Bug
 06.jpg "Geoff: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 11/04/2016")
Brown Bean Bug
 07.jpg "Geoff: Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes) - 11/04/2016")
Brown Bean Bug