Dindymus versicolor

Harlequin Bug at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

Dindymus versicolor	2 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Dindymus versicolor	2 Jan 2021	AlisonMilton
Unverified	2 Jan 2021	Margo

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User's notes

Came across a photo of this beetle while tidying up old image files. Interested to know what kind of beetle it is. I'm guessing some kind of jewel beetle.

2 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

2 Jan 2021

Hi Margo, Sorry to disappoint you but this is a True bug Dindymus versicolor. I've edited to put it in the correct category.

Margo wrote:

2 Jan 2021

Thanks, Alison

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Location information

Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
Margo Recorded by
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Margo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Dindymus versicolor Scientific name
Harlequin Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1552m Recorded at altitude
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