Sighting 4667742
Platycoris rotundatus
A shield bug at Melba, ACT
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| Platycoris rotundatus | MichaelMulvaney | 12 May 2025 | |
| Platycoris sp. (genus) | kasiaaus | 9 May 2025 |
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2 comments
12 May 2025
Thanks Katarina - I have being trying to locate a guide to the genus but haven't found one. This image with banded legs and a few light spots on back is consistent with other sightings identified as rotundatus so have placed in that for now
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049649-35.208691
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 May 2025 12:59 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Platycoris rotundatus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
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