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Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

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Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

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Cuspicona thoracica at Mount Fairy, NSW by clarehoneydove
Scutelleridae (family) (Jewel bug, metallic shield bug) at Kambah, ACT by MB
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Aranda, ACT by NickiTaws
Solenotichus circuliferus at Reid, ACT by Pirom
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Fyshwick, ACT by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Dictyotus conspicuus (A shield or stink bug) at Googong, NSW by WHall
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Chisholm, ACT by MattS
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Cook, ACT by IdleWanderer
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Downer, ACT by RobertD
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Phillip, ACT by shintoscared
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Narrabundah, ACT by Mike
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Booth, ACT by Mike
Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) at Bowning, NSW by Maren
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT by ConBoekel
Anischys luteovarius (A shield bug) at McKellar, ACT by AlisonMilton
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Cuspicona simplex (Green potato bug) at Bowning, NSW by Maren
Menida plebeia (Shield Bug) at Bruce, ACT by AlisonMilton
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Acton, ACT by TimL
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Coleotichus costatus (Green shield-backed bug) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Poecilometis sp. (genus) (A Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Borough, NSW by Paul4K
Nezara viridula (Green vegetable bug) at Kambah, ACT by LinePerrins
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Macarthur, ACT by RodDeb
Cydnidae (family) (Burrower bug) at Hall, ACT by Anna123
Kapunda troughtoni (Shield bug) at Farrer, ACT by gregbaines
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Carwoola, NSW by AmyT
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Poecilometis sp. (genus) at Wallaroo, NSW by Jek
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Wamboin, NSW by Komidar
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Grabben Gullen, NSW by clarehoneydove
Oncocoris sp. (genus) (A stink bug) at Russell, ACT by Hejor1
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug) at Carwoola, NSW by AmyT
Dictyotus conspicuus (A shield or stink bug) at Yass River, NSW by SenexRugosus
Omyta centrolineata (Centreline Shield Bug) at Murrumbateman, NSW by SimoneC
Cermatulus nasalis (Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Carwoola, NSW by AmyT
Notius depressus (Shield bug) at Kingsdale, NSW by trevorpreston
Dictyotus conspicuus (A shield or stink bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Omyta centrolineata (Centreline Shield Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Cuspicona thoracica (Shield bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Hall, ACT by Anna123
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Bonner, ACT by MegFluke
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Higgins, ACT by AlisonMilton
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Aranda, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Notius depressus (Shield bug) at Tarago, NSW by clarehoneydove
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Tarago, NSW by clarehoneydove
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Cook, ACT by Jubeyjubes

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
20 Dec 2024
Possibly a Dictyotus nymph
Pentatomidae (family)
AlisonMilton wrote:
20 Dec 2024
@Meganmackay Hi Megan, The photo is missing. Could you please add. Thanks
Scutelleridae (family)
Trebuchet wrote:
8 Dec 2024
Bronze Orange Bug.
Scourge of all citrus growers.
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/bronze-orange-bug/
Musgraveia sulciventris
KimberiRP wrote:
5 Dec 2024
A juvenile Bronze Orange Bug.
Musgraveia sulciventris
WendyEM wrote:
2 Dec 2024
Nymph
Commius elegans

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Cuspicona thoracica

Scutelleridae (family) at Kambah, ACT

Dindymus sp. (genus) at Kambah, ACT

Solenotichus circuliferus

Oechalia schellenbergii at Fyshwick, ACT

Dictyotus conspicuus at Googong, NSW

Theseus modestus at Bungendore, NSW

Oechalia schellenbergii at Fyshwick, ACT

Agonoscelis rutila at Braidwood, NSW

Agonoscelis rutila at Braidwood, NSW

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