Alcaeus varicornis

Acacia shield bug at Phillip, ACT

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Identification history

Alcaeus varicornis	3 May 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Alcaeus varicornis	19 Apr 2017	KimPullen
Unidentified	31 Mar 2017	ArcherCallaway

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User's notes

stink bug. not all categories showing on Android App. this was noticed on my leg when I boarded bus352 at Woden Bus Station. So, it had either come with me from Narrabundah, was on my previous bus (bus 540 on route 5), was at Woden Bus Stn, or was on bus 352 and moved onto my leg when I boarded

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

19 Apr 2017

Immature.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

8 Jun 2017

Hi Ryu. Thanks for your photos. I have downloaded the original photo no. 2, cropped it and added it back to be used on the Species page.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.087601 -35.344326
Altitude 607.0m
Places Phillip, ACT

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
16 Mar 2017 01:59 PM Recorded on
ArcherCallaway Recorded by
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Species information

Alcaeus varicornis Scientific name
Acacia shield bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 834.76m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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