Sighting 4203439
Pentatomidae (family)
Shield or Stink bug at Acton, ACT
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| Pentatomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Aug 2019 | |
| Poecilometis strigatus | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | WHall | 14 Mar 2019 |
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9 comments
18 Mar 2019
I'm loathe to go to species (or even genus) with these pentatomid immatures, as I don't know them. They could be Poecilometis, but Theseus is also an option (if it occurs here).
18 Mar 2019
The suggestion was based on the following confirmed sightings of this species:
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) on 5 Feb 2017
&
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) on 15 Mar 2009
Perhaps we should review some of the sightings on the following species page in view of your doubts:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Sightings/20119
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) on 5 Feb 2017&
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) on 15 Mar 2009Perhaps we should review some of the sightings on the following species page in view of your doubts:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Sightings/20119
18 Mar 2019
William, you can view the adult specimens at the above mentioned species page.
18 Mar 2019
The insect in my posting appears to be somewhat lighter in colour, but otherwise I see no significant differences.
18 Mar 2019
The following sighting is of an adult:
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) on 15 Nov 2017
You can see that it has wings, but the immature does not.
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) on 15 Nov 2017You can see that it has wings, but the immature does not.
20 Mar 2019
I agree our records of P. strigatus need reviewing. I need to look at ANIC material and probably check the scientific literature.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108849-35.278838
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Mar 2019 02:39 PM Recorded on
- WHall Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Michael Bedingfield's Flagged sightings WHall Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pentatomidae (family) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Pentatomidae (family) Scientific name
- Shield or Stink bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1196.75m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location
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