Scutiphora pedicellata

Metallic Jewel Bug at Fyshwick, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.158538-35.316494
• Altitude 580.0m
• Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
• Places Fyshwick, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 2 Jan 2026 11:10 AM Recorded on
• Tawny4 Recorded by

• Collections

  Tawny4 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Scutiphora pedicellata Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• What appears to be Blue Periwinkle infestation. Associated plant

Species information

• Scutiphora pedicellata Scientific name
• Metallic Jewel Bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 2157.42m Recorded at altitude
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