Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.150314-35.294411
• Altitude 592.3m
• Maps Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
• Places Campbell, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Apr 2024 02:27 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Poecilometis strigatus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• False Insect on a 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
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• Synonyms

  Poecilometis ellipticus

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