Sighting 4348949
Aphylum sp. (genus)
Shield bug at Melba, ACT
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| Aphylum sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 6 Oct 2020 | |
| Aphylum sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 6 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 5 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
This beetle seems to me to have some similarities with a eucalyptus leaf beetle but the pattern on its back is very unusual with the two large dark indentations. I hope someone can identify it. I have been told that it is true bug so I will go with that.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.048203-35.213018
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2020 12:55 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Under loose bark on a eucalyptus tree. There were two of them on the same tree in different spots. Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Aphylum sp. (genus) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Aphylum sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 614.7m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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