Sighting 3870184
Vitellus sp. (genus)
1 Spined shield bug at Acton, ACT
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| Vitellus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 22 Apr 2019 | |
| Biprorulus bibax | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 3 Nov 2018 |
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User's notes
Possibly a Spined citrus bug Biprorulus bibax?
1 comment
10 Nov 2018
Does appear to be feeding on Zieria, which belongs to the Rutaceae or citrus family
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106004-35.275711
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2018 08:50 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Phebalium squamulosum s. Lineare. ANBG. 9514560 46 Associated plant
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vitellus sp. (genus) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Vitellus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Spined shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 570.11m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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