Sighting 4383250
Cherry Ballart Shield Bug at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Commius elegans | 26 May 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 26 May 2021 | Salgal |
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User's notes
Unknown insect I've never seen before. Dark green with cream lines.
1 comment
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
26 May 2021
This shield bug feeds exclusively on the Cherry Ballart (Exocarpus cupressiformis) so I assume there were some plants nearby. The last week seems to be the time for large aggregations of this species see Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug)
Location information
- Coordinates 148.913130-35.434726
- Maps Jedbinbilla
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 25 May 2021 11:37 AM Recorded on
- Salgal Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Commius elegans Scientific name
- Cherry Ballart Shield Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1381.17m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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