Platycoris rotundatus

A shield bug at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

	Platycoris rotundatus	10 Jan 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Platycoris rotundatus	9 Jan 2025	kasiaaus

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3 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

9 Jan 2025

Or is it Platycoris bipunctatus? I can't tell those two apart but we don't seem to have Platycoris bipunctatus on NatureMapr. It is the more common one on iNat.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

10 Jan 2025

P. bipunctatus seems to have a black band running up from base of abdomen

kasiaaus wrote:

10 Jan 2025

I see the black band now. Thanks Michael.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050294 -35.208575
Altitude 593.0m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Jan 2025 10:11 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Platycoris rotundatus Scientific name
A shield bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 738m Recorded at altitude
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