Choerocoris paganus

Ground shield bug at Acton, ACT

Choerocoris paganus at Acton, ACT - 9 Jan 2023
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Choerocoris paganus 10 Jan 2023 AlisonMilton
Unidentified 10 Jan 2023 darrenw

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Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp) at Acton, ACT - 3 Apr 2019 by RodDeb
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths) at Acton, ACT - 3 Apr 2019 by RodDeb
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Acton, ACT - 31 Mar 2019 by TimL
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by WHall
Abispa ephippium (Potter wasp, Mason wasp) at Acton, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by WHall
Sextius virescens (Acacia horned treehopper) at Acton, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by WHall
Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp) at Acton, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by WHall
Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at Acton, ACT - 19 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Leptocneria reducta (White cedar moth) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2019 by Alison Milton
Proteuxoa capularis (Half-moon Noctuid) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2019 by Alison Milton
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2019 by AlisonMilton
Pristomerus sp. (genus) (An ichneumon wasp) at Acton, ACT - 13 Mar 2019 by WHall
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Acton, ACT - 13 Mar 2019 by WHall
Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2019 by dimageau
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by redsnow
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by redsnow
Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by redsnow
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Asura lydia (Lydia Lichen Moth) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 19 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Acton, ACT - 19 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Theclinesthes serpentata (Saltbush Blue) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 by JohnBundock
Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 by JohnBundock
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Acton, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Deliochus pulcher (Beautiful Deliochus spider) at Acton, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly) at Acton, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Acton, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach) at Acton, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Acton, ACT - 9 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Epidesmia chilonaria (Golden-winged Epidesmia) at Acton, ACT - 23 Dec 2018 by RodDeb
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 22 Dec 2018 by SandraH
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2018 by TimL
Heteropelma scaposum (Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp) at Acton, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 by TimL
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Acton, ACT - 17 Oct 2018 by JanetRussell
Vicia sativa (Common Vetch) at Acton, ACT - 17 Oct 2018 by JanetRussell
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Acton, ACT - 17 Oct 2018 by JanetRussell
Eopsaltria australis (Eastern Yellow Robin) at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
Smicrornis brevirostris (Weebill) at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
Petroica boodang (Scarlet Robin) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2018 by HelenCross
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Canberra Central, ACT - 12 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Acton, ACT - 1 Apr 2018 by MatthewFrawley
Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak) at Acton, ACT - 1 Apr 2018 by MatthewFrawley
Megachile erythropyga (Resin Bee) at Acton, ACT - 9 Mar 2018 by PeterA
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 7 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Acton, ACT - 7 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Acton, ACT - 7 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis (A plaster bee) at Acton, ACT - 4 Mar 2018 by PeterA
Leucospis sp. (genus) (Leucospid wasp) at Acton, ACT - 1 Mar 2018 by PeterA
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2018 by PeterA
Austracantha minax (Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider) at Acton, ACT - 8 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Epicoma contristis (Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth) at Acton, ACT - 16 Dec 2017 by JudithRoach
Melanoleuca at Acton, ACT - 19 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Canberra Central, ACT - 19 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton
Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird) at Acton, ACT - 16 Jul 2017 by SallyandPeter
Eriophyes lambi (Muehlenbeckia gall mite) at Acton, ACT - 11 May 2017 by JanetRussell
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Acton, ACT - 18 Apr 2017 by PeterA
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Acton, ACT - 18 Apr 2017 by PeterA
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 13 Apr 2017 by JanetRussell
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 13 Apr 2017 by JanetRussell
Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2017 by YellowButton
Entometa undescribed species nr fervens (Common Gum Snout Moth) at Acton, ACT - 9 Jan 2017 by ibaird
Oenochroma vinaria (Pink-bellied Moth, Hakea Wine Moth) at Acton, ACT - 9 Jan 2017 by ibaird
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at Acton, ACT - 9 Jan 2017 by ibaird
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 4 Jan 2017 by AlexSof
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 4 Jan 2017 by AlexSof
Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly) at Acton, ACT - 13 Dec 2016 by JohnBundock
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Canberra Central, ACT - 26 Nov 2016 by Alison Milton
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 22 Dec 2015 by SuziBond
Armillaria luteobubalina (Australian Honey Fungus) at Acton, ACT - 5 Jun 2015 by Alison Milton
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Canberra Central, ACT - 31 Mar 2015 by SheridanR
Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Acton, ACT - 7 Apr 2014 by JanetRussell
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Acton, ACT - 27 Nov 2010 by Christine
Cacomantis flabelliformis (Fan-tailed Cuckoo) at Canberra Central, ACT - 6 Nov 2009 by KMcCue

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  • 9 Jan 2023 12:00 PM Recorded on
  • darrenw Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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