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Cermatulus nasalis

Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug at Paddys River, ACT

Cermatulus nasalis at Paddys River, ACT - 23 Oct 2021

Cermatulus nasalis at Paddys River, ACT - 23 Oct 2021

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Identification history

	Cermatulus nasalis	30 Dec 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Scutelleridae (family)	25 Oct 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Scutelleridae (family)	24 Oct 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Unidentified	23 Oct 2021	Liam.m

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3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

23 Oct 2021

Hi Liam, Not a beetle but a Shield bug, under True bugs. Possibly Choerocoris paganus

Liam.m wrote:

23 Oct 2021

ok thanks Alison

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

24 Oct 2021

Sometimes hard to ID nymphs. Suggest Scutelleridae (family)

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Location information

Coordinates 148.887660 -35.491265
Altitude 921.5m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Oct 2021 10:41 AM Recorded on
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Cermatulus nasalis Scientific name
Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1219m Recorded at altitude
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