Scutiphora pedicellata

Metallic Jewel Bug at Theodore, ACT

Request use of media

Identification history

Scutiphora pedicellata	28 Jan 2026	MichaelBedingfield
Scutelleridae (family)	27 Jan 2026	MarkH
Unverified	27 Jan 2026	Cardy

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

5 comments

MarkH wrote:

27 Jan 2026

This is a jewel bug, not a beetle

entom2 wrote:

27 Jan 2026

Agree with MarkH - this is a 'bug' (i.e. is in the Order Hemiptera), and I would think therein it is in the family Scutelleridae, subfamily Scutellerinae ('jewel bugs'). Best I can suggest as it could be in one of several similar-looking genera in that subfamily. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

28 Jan 2026

A nymph

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

28 Jan 2026

See sightings 4602604 and 4579110. Changed colour after death.

Cardy wrote:

28 Jan 2026

Thanks for the comments.
I'm now off down the rabbit hole to learn more about bugs changing colour after death! :-)

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Coordinates 149.121339 -35.444675
Altitude 633.0m
Places Theodore, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Jan 2026 04:40 PM Recorded on
Cardy Recorded by
Collections
Cardy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Scutiphora pedicellata Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
External link More information

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes