Theseus modestus

Gum tree shield bug at Molonglo River Reserve

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Identification history

	Theseus modestus	24 May 2020	MichaelBedingfield
	Poecilometis patruelis	23 May 2020	Roger

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4 comments

Bron wrote:

24 May 2020

I find these 2 species difficult to distinguish between Michael. Could you please tell me what features to look for or any good source of information to help? All CNM Theseus modestus records are of nymphs which seems odd. Cheers Bron

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

24 May 2020

Good question Bron. See this sighting ID'd by Martin Lagerwey who is quite an expert: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44640/poecilometis_patruelis_nymph.html Perhaps some or all are incorrect. I just checked all of them and only two were confirmed by our experts; one by Kim Pullen, sighting 3392541, and one by Roger Farrow, 3868646. It needs an expert such as Kim to check it out.

KimPullen wrote:

6 May 2021

I don't know shield bug nymphs well enough to identify them. If I've given them names in the past, then I should take them back to simply 'Pentatomidae sp.".

Bron wrote:

6 May 2021

Thanks Michael and Kim, I agree that the nymphs need to be studied more closely.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 May 2020 01:31 PM Recorded on
Roger Recorded by
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Michaelb Bedingfield's Flagged sightings Insects Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Roger

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Theseus modestus Scientific name
Gum tree shield bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 806.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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