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    • close up of a shield bug (Oncacontias vittatus) on flax.
    Rights: Steve Kerr, CC BY 4.0 Published 31 October 2019 Size: 390 KB Referencing Hub media

    These endemic bugs are New Zealand’s only true forest-dwelling shield bug. They are found on native trees and shrubs throughout the country.

    Image sourced from iNaturalist NZ.

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