Poecilometis patruelis

1 Gum Tree Shield Bug at Greenway, ACT

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Identification history

Poecilometis patruelis	13 Mar 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Poecilometis patruelis	5 Mar 2017	KimPullen
Poecilometis strigatus	1 Mar 2017	RogerF
Unverified	1 Mar 2017	MichaelBedingfield

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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.

MichaelBedingfield 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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Location information

Coordinates 149.051815 -35.423956
Altitude 550.0m
Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
Places Greenway, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 Feb 2017 11:46 PM Recorded on
MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Poecilometis patruelis Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Poecilometis patruelis Scientific name
Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 808.9m Recorded at altitude
Synonyms
Eumecopus patruelis

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