Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Tennent, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.053334-35.531774
• Maps Namadgi National Park
• Places Tennent, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 17 Oct 2022 02:10 PM Recorded on
• JohnBundock Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Poecilometis strigatus Scientific name
• Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 936.08m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Poecilometis ellipticus

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