Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Crooked Corner, NSW

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Poecilometis strigatus 31 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Poecilometis ellipticus 29 Jan 2021 Milly

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I think this is an 'advanced stage nymph, maybe just before adulthood of Poecilometis ellipticus.

4 comments

   31 Jan 2021
Poecilometis ellipticus is another name for P. strigatus
Milly wrote:
   31 Jan 2021
Thanks Michael - I take it then from your ID that P.strigatus is the accepted name now?
   31 Jan 2021
Yes according to the Atlas of Living Australia where our records are forwarded onto
Milly wrote:
   31 Jan 2021
Thanks Michael!

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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