Amorbus sp. (genus)

Eucalyptus Tip bug at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

Amorbus sp. (genus)	28 Jan 2022	MichaelBedingfield
Amorbus alternatus	28 Jan 2022	trevorpreston
Unidentified	27 Jan 2022	trevorpreston

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User's notes

Beetle freshly moulted, old akin still visible.

3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

28 Jan 2022

Hi Trevor, this is a shield bug, not a beetle. @trevsci

trevorpreston wrote:

28 Jan 2022

Thanks for that Alison, one of those errors I make when Im putting in lots of sightings.
I actually think its a freshly moulted immature Amorbus alternatus.

AlisonMilton wrote:

28 Jan 2022

Hi Trevor, I think this actually belongs in Amorbus sp. (genus). There is only one sighting for Amorbus alternatus and it seems to have more distinct patterning. Regards

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Location information

Coordinates 149.013763 -35.297554
Altitude 645.3m
Maps Piney Ridge Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Jan 2022 04:10 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Insects Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Gum tree Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Amorbus sp. (genus) Scientific name
Eucalyptus Tip bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1752.5m Recorded at altitude
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