Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00656
Koa Bug
Coleotichus blackburniae
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About Koa Bug
Koa Bug (Coleotichus blackburniae) is a member of Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian.
Koa Bug (Coleotichus blackburniae) is documented from Kauaʻi. Jewel bugs are shield-shaped plant-feeding true bugs with an enlarged scutellum covering most of the abdomen. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record exact host plant, egg/nymph/adult, color pattern, abundance and feeding location. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Koa Bug (Coleotichus blackburniae) is Hawaiʻi's largest endemic true bug and is documented on Kauaʻi. Eggs, dark nymphs, and iridescent green adults are markedly different identification forms.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: The Koa Bug is native to Hawaiʻi and modern Kauaʻi observations document it on the island; its host plants include koa and ʻaʻaliʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; immature/nymphal stages; adult; no pupa.
Habitat
Host trees, shrubs and other vegetation.
Food and ecological role
Plant sap, often from seeds, fruits or shoots depending on species.
Reproduction
Egg masses are laid on host or nearby surfaces; nymphs develop on vegetation.
Movement
Adults fly; nymphs walk on host plants.
Ecosystem role
Plant sap feeder.
Threats and impacts
Native species can be ecologically tied to native host plants; introduced species may become pests.
Monitoring
Record exact host plant, egg/nymph/adult, color pattern, abundance and feeding location.
Classification note
The shared taxonomy follows the cached GBIF classification. Alternative placements reported in the source package are preserved in the record history.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Coleotichus blackburniae
- Common names
- Koa Bug
- Family
- Pentatomidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic Hawaiian
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Koa Bug (Coleotichus blackburniae) is a member of Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian.