Platycoris rotundatus

A shield bug at Garran, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.099971-35.339403
• Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
• Places Garran, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 7 Feb 2021 11:02 AM Recorded on
• Tapirlord Recorded by

• Collections

  Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Platycoris rotundatus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Breeding behaviour

Species information

• Platycoris rotundatus Scientific name
• A shield bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 738m Recorded at altitude
• External link More information

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