Poecilometis patruelis

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Dunlop, ACT

Poecilometis patruelis at Dunlop, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 04:42 PM
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Identification history

Poecilometis patruelis 25 Jan 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Poecilometis patruelis 23 Jan 2020 PeteWoodall

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Location is approx., my camera does not have a GPS, using a phone app. I think this is the species.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Poecilometis patruelis Scientific name
  • Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 808.9m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Eumecopus patruelis

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