Kingdom Animalia Family Acanthosomatidae Phylum Arthropoda Order True bugs | Class Insecta Genus Oncacontias Rank Species | |
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Similar Microvelia, Dixidae, Longjawed Orbweavers | ||
The forest shield bug (Oncacontias vittatus) is a shield bug endemic to New Zealand.
Forest shield bug nymphs prefer feeding on grasses, while adults will eat a variety of New Zealand plants including "hard-leaved" plants like rimu.
O. vittatus was one of the first insects from New Zealand to be described by a European scientist.
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