Choerocoris paganus

Ground shield bug at Stromlo, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.031200-35.383197
• Altitude 625.2m
• Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
• Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 4 Jan 2022 05:52 PM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Dodonaea sp. Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Mixed Gender
• Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

Species information

• Choerocoris paganus Scientific name
• Ground shield bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 2065m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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