Sighting 4418654
A shield bug at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Oncocoris geniculatus | 19 Jan 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Oncocoris geniculatus | 16 Jan 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 15 Jan 2022 | KMcCue |
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User's notes
Could it decimate a once-thriving stinging nettle? It is the only insect I have seen on the plant.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.081331-35.258164
- Altitude 639.3m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2022 04:11 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Collections
KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oncocoris geniculatus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- Stinging nettle Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Oncocoris geniculatus Scientific name
- A shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1178.8m Recorded at altitude
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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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