Poecilometis patruelis

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Molonglo River Reserve

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.973611-35.252778
• Altitude 242.0m
• Maps Lower Molonglo Molonglo River Reserve
• Places Dunlop, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 31 Mar 2020 02:33 PM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Poecilometis patruelis Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

• Tea tree Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm 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

• Synonyms

  Eumecopus patruelis

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