Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.031284-35.228082
• Maps Higgins Woodland
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 26 Mar 2023 08:52 AM Recorded on
• MichaelWenke Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) MichaelWenke 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 936.08m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Poecilometis ellipticus

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