Melanacanthus scutellaris

Small brown bean bug at Paddys River, ACT

Melanacanthus scutellaris at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Apr 2021
Melanacanthus scutellaris at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Apr 2021
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Melanacanthus scutellaris 14 Apr 2021 KimPullen
Melanacanthus scutellaris 7 Apr 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 7 Apr 2021 Harrisi

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3 comments

   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).
   21 Apr 2021
Thanks Kim

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  • 4 Apr 2021 03:49 PM Recorded on
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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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