Poecilometis strigatus

Gum Tree Shield Bug at Bluett's Block (BBL)

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.012864-35.297945
• Altitude 647.4m
• Maps Piney Ridge Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Denman Prospect, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 11 Feb 2024 02:35 PM Recorded on
• SWishart Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Cassinia Associated plant
• 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 953m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Poecilometis ellipticus

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