Sighting 4201157
Commius elegans
Cherry Ballart Shield Bug at Hackett, ACT
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| Commius elegans | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Jul 2019 | |
| Commius elegans | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Feb 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 28 Feb 2019 |
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5 comments
1 Mar 2019
Commius elegans is an Exocarpos feeder. It would be unusual to find them laying eggs on Citrus.
1 Mar 2019
Kim, Michael, If it helps with identification, I'll look for any adult shield bugs on this plant next time I'm at the Gardens. I'll photograph any I see and link the sighting to this one (4201157). Tim
1 Mar 2019
Michael, I don't know of any Commius that are citrus feeders. And Tim, it would certainly be great to get shots of any adult shield bugs on the same plant species. Kim.
2 Mar 2019
Images of adult shield bugs on the same plant are shown in sighting 4201353. Hope this helps with identification. Tim.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106946-35.273887
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2019 01:34 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Citrus australasica. A751373. ANBG Section 150 Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Commius elegans Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Commius elegans Scientific name
- Cherry Ballart Shield Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1381.17m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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