Sighting 4348839
Pentatomoidea (superfamily)
Unidentified Shield or Stink bug at Paddys River, ACT
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| Pentatomoidea (superfamily) | KimPullen | 4 Oct 2020 | |
| Pentatomoidea (superfamily) | HarveyPerkins | 4 Oct 2020 | |
| Pentatomoidea (superfamily) | HarveyPerkins | 4 Oct 2020 |
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This was a quite small bug, only about 6-7 mm in length. And well hidden amongst the spiky foliage and very camera-shy.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.909584-35.517537
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2020 01:31 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- Epacris breviflora (or something similar - they were impacted by the fires and looked in pretty poor shape but were flowering well). Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pentatomoidea (superfamily) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Pentatomoidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified Shield or Stink bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location