Sighting 4366873
Oechalia schellenbergii
Spined Predatory Shield Bug at Weetangera, ACT
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| Oechalia schellenbergii | Bron | 16 Jan 2021 | |
| Oechalia schellenbergii | AlisonMilton | 13 Jan 2021 |
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These bugs had isolated a sawfly larvae and were eating it and were even dragging it further up onto the branch. Separate sighting of the main sawfly larvae show one tiny shield bug tentatively approaching the huge mass.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.051288-35.259255
- Altitude 673.9m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Weetangera, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2021 11:36 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- Sawfly larvae Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oechalia schellenbergii Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Oechalia schellenbergii Scientific name
- Spined Predatory Shield Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1644.33m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species