Small brown bean bug at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Melanacanthus scutellaris | 14 Apr 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Melanacanthus scutellaris | 7 Apr 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 7 Apr 2021 | Harrisi |
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3 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
7 Apr 2021
Not sure how to tell small bean bug from brown bean bug Riptortus serapes, but I think the small bean bug has cream stripes along the sides of its body while those of the brown bean bug are yellow
KimPullen
wrote:
14 Apr 2021
I now think Riptortus serripes (Large brown bean bug, LBBB) does not occur here. The ALA distribution map shows a coastal distribution for it, and no records south of Wollongong. I have now renamed all our LBBB sightings as Small brown bean bug (SBBB).
Location information
- Coordinates 148.921895-35.340964
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2021 03:49 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melanacanthus scutellaris Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- Acacia sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Melanacanthus scutellaris Scientific name
- Small brown bean bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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