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Brokenbacked bug (7346193058)

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Description: Brokenbacked bug, possibly Taylorilygus apicalis a species of Miridae (Hemiptera Heteroptera) on Autumn Scrub Daisy, Olearia paucidentata. Talbot Road Reserve, Swan View, Western Australia, May 2012. The Cotton Catchment Communities CRC describes the Brokenbacked bug as 4-5mm, light green in colour with brown flecks on the inner wings. The outer wings are predominantly brown. Wing tips are bent down at 45° giving the 'broken-back' appearance. Date: 27 May 2012, 12:34. Source: Brokenbacked bug. Author: John Tann from Sydney, Australia. Camera location31° 52′ 15.2″ S, 116° 02′ 55.11″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-31.870888; 116.048642.

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