Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.067846-35.304437
• Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
• Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 Abundance
• 30 May 2020 01:50 PM Recorded on
• RodDeb Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Poecilometis strigatus Scientific name
• Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 953m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Poecilometis ellipticus

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