Sighting 4719373
Metallic Jewel Bug at Theodore, ACT
Identification history
| Scutiphora pedicellata | 28 Jan 2026 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Scutelleridae (family) | 27 Jan 2026 | MarkH | ||
| Unverified | 27 Jan 2026 | Cardy |
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6 comments
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
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! :-)
I'm now off down the rabbit hole to learn more about bugs changing colour after death! :-)
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
19 Feb 2026
Hello Cardy. Did you discover much about bugs changing colour after death ?
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
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Collections
Cardy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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