Poecilometis patruelis

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Stromlo, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.004471-35.297665
• Altitude 629.7m
• Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 18 Jun 2022 10:22 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Poecilometis patruelis Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

• Gum tree Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Poecilometis patruelis Scientific name
• Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 808.9m Recorded at altitude

• Synonyms

  Eumecopus patruelis

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