Sighting 4345102
A Gum tree shield bug at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Poecilometis apicalis ssp. apicalis | 11 Aug 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Theseus modestus | 13 Sep 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Theseus modestus | 13 Sep 2020 | AlisonMilton |
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1 comment
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
14 Sep 2020
It is odd that we have never got any records of this species as an adult, but lots of immatures. See:
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/GumTreeShieldBug.htm
Also see comments on this page:
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug)
We should review all sightings of this species.
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/GumTreeShieldBug.htm
Also see comments on this page:
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug)
We should review all sightings of this species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030032-35.239137
- Altitude 599.7m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Sep 2020 12:53 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Poecilometis apicalis ssp. apicalis Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Poecilometis apicalis ssp. apicalis Scientific name
- A Gum tree shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 624.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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