Poecilometis sp. (genus)

A Gum Tree Shield Bug at Ainslie, ACT

Poecilometis sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT - 22 Jan 2019

Poecilometis sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT - 22 Jan 2019

Poecilometis sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT - 22 Jan 2019

Poecilometis sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT - 22 Jan 2019

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Identification history

	Poecilometis sp. (genus)	8 Feb 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Poecilometis sp. (genus)	8 Feb 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Poecilometis patruelis	22 Jan 2019	jb2602

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User's notes

Looks like 5th instar of Common Gum Tree Shield Bug - Poecilometis patruelis (Eumecopus patruelis)

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RogerF wrote:

23 Jan 2019

Patruelis and strigatus are difficult to tell apart at this stage.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152043 -35.259235
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 Jan 2019 11:51 AM Recorded on
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Insects Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) jb2602

Additional information

Silver birch, with Grey Planthoppers and a grasshopper. Associated plant

Species information

Poecilometis sp. (genus) Scientific name
A Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 823.2m Recorded at altitude
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