Sighting 4723067
A shield bug at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Platycoris rotundatus | 18 May 2026 | KimberiRP | ||
| Diemenia rubromarginata | 10 Mar 2026 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 10 Mar 2026 | Jennybach |
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User's notes
Found inside front door..late summer plus rain seems to produce many insects that often end up in my house
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029083-35.228192
- Altitude 580.3m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2026 12:40 PM Recorded on
- Jennybach Recorded by
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Jennybach NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Platycoris rotundatus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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