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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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Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Cuspicona thoracica (Shield bug) at Borough, NSW by Paul4K
Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) at Russell, ACT by Hejor1
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Aranda, ACT by Fishaw
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Kambah, ACT by HelenCross
Pentatomidae (family) at Goulburn, NSW by Hejor1
Eupolemus angularis (Acanthosomatid bug) at Acton, ACT by AlisonMilton
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Bungonia, NSW by trevorpreston
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Cotter River, ACT by dgb900
Cuspicona sp. (genus) (Shield bug) at Acton, ACT by AlisonMilton
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Carwoola, NSW by clarehoneydove
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Stonequarry, NSW by clarehoneydove
Dictyotus caenosus (Brown Shield Bug) at Ngunnawal, ACT by IHendy01
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Cooma, NSW by mahargiani
Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) at Wallaroo, NSW by Jek
Coleotichus costatus (Green shield-backed bug) at Duffy, ACT by Harrisi
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Ainslie, ACT by jb2602
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Notius consputus (Yellow-dotted shield bug) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Kambah, ACT by Rebeccajgee
Platycoris sp. (genus) (A Stink Bug) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Choerocoris variegatus (Variable Jewel Bug) at Strathnairn, ACT by SWishart
Platycoris sp. (genus) (A Stink Bug) at Isaacs, ACT by Hejor1
Oncocoris sp. (genus) (A stink bug) at Isaacs, ACT by Hejor1
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Eupolemus angularis (Acanthosomatid bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Watson, ACT by sbittinger
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Whitlam, ACT by dgb900
Poecilometis sp. (genus) (A Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Cotter River, ACT by SWishart
Morna florens at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Evatt, ACT by kasiaaus
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Weston, ACT by BJR
Morna florens at Evatt, ACT by kasiaaus
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT by trevorpreston
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Pialligo, ACT by Pirom
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Omyta centrolineata (Centreline Shield Bug) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Notius depressus (Shield bug) at Palerang, NSW by clarehoneydove
Stauralia sp. (genus) (False stink bug) at Palerang, NSW by clarehoneydove
Amphaces sp. (genus) (Shield bug) at Palerang, NSW by clarehoneydove
Ocirrhoe unimaculata (Green Stink Bug) at Forbes Creek, NSW by Csteele4
Eupolemus angularis (Acanthosomatid bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Anischys luteovarius (A shield bug) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Belconnen, ACT by JohnGiacon
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Higgins, ACT by AlisonMilton
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Ainslie, ACT by jb2602
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Kosciuszko, NSW by MB
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Banks, ACT by DavidDedenczuk
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Higgins, ACT by Jennybach
Cuspicona stenuella (Shield bug) at Acton, ACT by KarinNeufeld
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Watson, ACT by abread111
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Kambah, ACT by GirtsO
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Wanniassa, ACT by SandraH
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Kambah, ACT by HelenCross
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Diemenia rubromarginata at Deakin, ACT by LisaH
Cuspicona thoracica (Shield bug) 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 (Solenotichus shield bug) 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

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HelenCross wrote:
21 Jan 2025
Thanks Di :)
Pentatomidae (family)
DiBickers wrote:
21 Jan 2025
These are the empty egg cases of recently eclosed (hatched) shield bug nymphs/juveniles
Pentatomidae (family)
clarehoneydove wrote:
17 Jan 2025
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/BronzeOrangeBugs.htm

Looks like instar 1 or 2
Musgraveia sulciventris
clarehoneydove wrote:
17 Jan 2025
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/suborder-heteroptera/infraorder-pentatomomorpha/superfamily-pentatomoidea/pentatomidae-stink-shield-bugs/subfamily-asopinae/cermatulus-nasalis/
Cermatulus nasalis
HelenCross wrote:
16 Jan 2025
Excellent images John - I would have picked it as a beetle not a bug!
Adrisa sp. (genus)

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Oncocoris geniculatus at Lyons, ACT

Cuspicona thoracica at Borough, NSW

Alcaeus varicornis at Russell, ACT

Alcaeus varicornis at Russell, ACT

Musgraveia sulciventris at Aranda, ACT

Pentatomidae (family) at Kambah, ACT

Musgraveia sulciventris at Aranda, ACT

Musgraveia sulciventris at Aranda, ACT

Commius elegans at Kambah, ACT

Commius elegans at Kambah, ACT

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