Poecilometis patruelis

1 Gum Tree Shield Bug at Greenway, ACT

Poecilometis patruelis at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Poecilometis patruelis at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Poecilometis patruelis at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Poecilometis patruelis at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
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Identification history

Poecilometis patruelis 13 Mar 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Poecilometis patruelis 5 Mar 2017 KimPullen
Poecilometis strigatus 1 Mar 2017 RogerF
Unidentified 1 Mar 2017 michaelb

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Size - 20-22mm; found near the water in a rocky area in the Murrumbidgee River, north of Pine Island.

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   6 Mar 2017
Agree this is a Poecilometis, but I don't think it is P. strigatus. The body colour, and the bands on the tibiae, tarsi and antennae are different.
michaelb wrote:
   6 Mar 2017
There are some good pics of the juvenile Poecilometis patruelis at:
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/GumTreeBug.htm
From this address the following picture is identical in colours, etc:
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/images/B1091.jpg

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  • 22 Feb 2017 11:46 PM Recorded on
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