Platycoris rotundatus

A shield bug at Aranda, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.081650-35.258042
• Altitude 637.3m
• Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 12 Jan 2022 01:31 PM Recorded on
• KMcCue Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Breeding behaviour 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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