Platycoris rotundatus

A shield bug at Goulburn, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.756869-34.742126
• Altitude 707.0m
• Maps Gorman Road Bush Reserve, Goulburn Goulburn Mulwaree Council
• Places Goulburn, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 2 Jan 2025 05:04 PM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Gum tree Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• 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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