Poecilometis patruelis

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Paddys River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.067718-35.504419
• Altitude 580.0m
• Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 22 Feb 2020 07:58 PM Recorded on
• MichaelBedingfield Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 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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