Sighting 4401918
Cermatulus nasalis
Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug at Paddys River, ACT
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| Cermatulus nasalis | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Dec 2022 | |
| Scutelleridae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Oct 2021 | |
| Scutelleridae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 24 Oct 2021 | |
| Unverified | Liam.m | 23 Oct 2021 |
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3 comments
23 Oct 2021
Hi Liam, Not a beetle but a Shield bug, under True bugs. Possibly Choerocoris paganus
Location information
- Coordinates 148.887660-35.491265
- Altitude 921.5m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2021 10:41 AM Recorded on
- Liam.m Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Liam.m Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cermatulus nasalis Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Cermatulus nasalis Scientific name
- Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1219m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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