Menida plebeia

Shield Bug at Coolo Park

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Identification history

	Menida plebeia	15 Mar 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Anischys luteovarius	8 Mar 2024	Hejor1

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3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 Mar 2024

A first for Canberra Nature Map and an uncommon sighting nationally

Hejor1 wrote:

15 Mar 2024

@MichaelMulvaney does this mean it's significant? #savecoolopark

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 Mar 2024

I didn't give it a "significant sighting" rating as I am unsure how much its uncommon record has to do with its general rareness and how much that it has just been overlooked.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.052064 -35.343711
Altitude 586.8m
Maps Coolo Park
Places Weston, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Mar 2024 02:52 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Menida plebeia

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

Species information

Menida plebeia Scientific name
Shield Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 651.3m Recorded at altitude
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