Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Waramanga, ACT

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Location information

• Places Waramanga, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• LOz Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Melaleuca lateritia Associated plant
• Two of the same on same branch Associated Insect
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Other activity Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Poecilometis strigatus Scientific name
• Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 953m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Poecilometis ellipticus

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