Sighting 4366873
Spined Predatory Shield Bug at Weetangera, ACT
Identification history
| Oechalia schellenbergii | 16 Jan 2021 | Bron | ||
| Oechalia schellenbergii | 13 Jan 2021 | AlisonMilton |
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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
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Collections
Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) AlisonMilton
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- Sawfly larvae Associated Insect
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Oechalia schellenbergii Scientific name
- Spined Predatory Shield Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 813.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- 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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