Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Franklin, ACT

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Location information

• Places Franklin, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 5 Feb 2024 09:05 AM Recorded on
• chriselidie Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Acacia Associated plant
• None Associated Insect
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• 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

Record quality

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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