Sighting 4558803
Menida plebeia
Shield Bug at Coolo Park
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| Menida plebeia | 15 Mar 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Anischys luteovarius | 8 Mar 2024 | Hejor1 |
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3 comments
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.
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
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Menida plebeia Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location
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