Shield Bug
Morna
FP-11023
Discoverer: G. Cassis (2021)
Fauna Portal species: 11023
Morna FP-11023 male, dorsal (HBI 25611-11; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal Image No. 1191Diagnosis
This species has been identified G. Cassis as belonging to the genus Morna based on the images above, but differs from the only described Australian species in the genus, M. florens, by the less pronounced pronotal margins and colour pattern.
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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