Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

This photograph was sent by Bob in Blenheim.
This is Schellenberg’s soldier bug. /Oechalia schellenbergii /
It is in the same family as green vegetable bug. It’s considered useful by some as it attacks pest caterpillars on crops. It is termed native, also found in Australia.
Thanks to Leonie Clunie, Landcare Research, for identification.

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