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Choerocoris variegatus
1 Variable Jewel Bug at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Choerocoris variegatus | 5 Jan 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Choerocoris variegatus | 5 Jan 2019 | RogerF | ||
| Scuterellidae sp | 5 Jan 2019 | RogerF | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Jan 2019 | Harrisi |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
5 Jan 2019
Ist CNM record of the Variable Jewel Bug and there are few eastern Australian records within the Atlas of Living Australia
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Harrisi wrote:
5 Jan 2019
Another interesting bug have not cast eyes upon before? Apols again re photography, shooting macro without flash can be problematic!
RogerF wrote:
5 Jan 2019
I emailed Gerry Cassis, the expert on the jewel bugs, this morning and the answer came immediately back as Choerocoris variegatus
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.805116-35.386252
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Species information
- Choerocoris variegatus Scientific name
- Variable Jewel Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2018 02:13 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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