Platycoris rotundatus

A shield bug at Watson Green Space

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.163169-35.238597
• Altitude 630.6m
• Maps Watson Green Space
• Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 26 Jan 2024 05:53 PM Recorded on
• AniseStar Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

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

Species information

• Platycoris rotundatus Scientific name
• A shield bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 738m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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