Nysius caledoniae
Daisy Seed Bug
No Local Name
f.ORSILLIDAE
No EngFamily
Nysius caledoniae
Daisy Seed Bug
No Local Name
f.ORSILLIDAE
No EngFamily
Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. NamesDaisy Seed Bug EN , Daisy Chinch Bug EN
Local NamesNo Content
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesNysius caledoniae (accepted name)
, Nysius clevelandensis, Nysius pacificus, Nysius turneri, Nysius dissimilis, Nysius villicus, newFix2024-11
High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Arthropods, spc.Hexapods, c.Insects, o.True Bugs - Bug
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.ATELOCERATA, spc.HEXAPODA, c.INSECTA, sc.PTERYGOTA, o.Hemiptera, so.Heteroptera, f.ORSILLIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR+++MG?AT?MK?MT?AK?PL?MN?TK?
Nth. PresenceTN?MH?RK?PK?NS?SW?
VouchersRR2010
Local OriginIntroduced - probably; Recent; Naturalised
Global RangeRange: Distr.: Philippines – Micronesia; Australia – Solomons – New Caledonia – Vanuatu – Fiji – Samoa – Cooks - French Polynesia; Hawaii (1967) and NZ (Auckland c.2006);
HabitatLand - Lowlands - Coastal, Horticultural Zone, Domestic
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationBug 4-5mmBL. COLOUR pale brown with dark brown to black markings on head, pronotum and scutellum.
Similar SpeciesNo Content
Interest NoteFeeds mainly on weeds, especially in the Daisy Family. Sometimes a minor pest on some crop plants.
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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.04.29 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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