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Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

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Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

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Cuspicona sp. (genus) (Shield bug) at Acton, ACT by AlisonMilton
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Carwoola, NSW by clarehoneydove
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Stonequarry, NSW by clarehoneydove
Dictyotus caenosus (Brown Shield Bug) at Ngunnawal, ACT by IHendy01
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Cooma, NSW by mahargiani
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Undefined by nancyp
Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) at Wallaroo, NSW by Jek
Coleotichus costatus (Green shield-backed bug) at Duffy, ACT by Harrisi
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Ainslie, ACT by jb2602
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Berrinba, QLD by HCLearner
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Notius consputus (Yellow-dotted shield bug) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Kambah, ACT by Rebeccajgee
Platycoris sp. (genus) (A Stink Bug) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Choerocoris variegatus (Variable Jewel Bug) at Strathnairn, ACT by SWishart
Platycoris sp. (genus) (A Stink Bug) at Isaacs, ACT by Hejor1
Oncocoris sp. (genus) (A stink bug) at Isaacs, ACT by Hejor1
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Eupolemus angularis (Acanthosomatid bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Watson, ACT by sbittinger
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Whitlam, ACT by dgb900
Poecilometis sp. (genus) (A Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Cotter River, ACT by SWishart
Morna florens at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Evatt, ACT by kasiaaus
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Weston, ACT by BJR
Morna florens at Evatt, ACT by kasiaaus
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT by trevorpreston
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Pialligo, ACT by Pirom
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Ilarwill, NSW by Topwood
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Omyta centrolineata (Centreline Shield Bug) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Notius depressus (Shield bug) at Palerang, NSW by clarehoneydove
Stauralia sp. (genus) (False stink bug) at Palerang, NSW by clarehoneydove
Amphaces sp. (genus) (Shield bug) at Palerang, NSW by clarehoneydove
Ocirrhoe unimaculata (Green Stink Bug) at Forbes Creek, NSW by Csteele4
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Bonny Hills, NSW by pls047
Eupolemus angularis (Acanthosomatid bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Anischys luteovarius (A shield bug) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Lyramorpha rosea (Litchi stink bug) at Whian Whian, NSW by Watermelontree
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Belconnen, ACT by JohnGiacon
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Higgins, ACT by AlisonMilton
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Durras North, NSW by JW
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Ainslie, ACT by jb2602
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Kosciuszko, NSW by MB
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Banks, ACT by DavidDedenczuk
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Higgins, ACT by Jennybach
Cuspicona stenuella (Shield bug) at Acton, ACT by KarinNeufeld
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Watson, ACT by abread111
Acanthosomatidae (family) (Unidentified Acanthosomatid shield bug) at Bandiana, VIC by KylieWaldon
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Kambah, ACT by GirtsO
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Wanniassa, ACT by SandraH
Lyramorpha rosea (Litchi stink bug) at Peregian Beach, QLD by AaronClausen
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Diemenia rubromarginata at Deakin, ACT by LisaH
Cuspicona thoracica (Shield bug) at Mount Fairy, NSW by clarehoneydove
Scutelleridae (family) (Jewel bug, metallic shield bug) at Kambah, ACT by MB
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Aranda, ACT by NickiTaws
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Kilcoy, QLD by trevorpreston
Solenotichus circuliferus (Solenotichus shield bug) at Reid, ACT by Pirom
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Stream Hill, NSW by PaperbarkNativeBees
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Narrawallee, NSW by Jek
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Fyshwick, ACT by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Dictyotus conspicuus (A shield or stink bug) at Googong, NSW by WHall
Theseus modestus (Gum tree shield bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Chisholm, ACT by MattS
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Cook, ACT by IdleWanderer
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Downer, ACT by RobertD
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Cuspicona simplex (Green potato bug) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Phillip, ACT by shintoscared
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Surf Beach, NSW by LyndalT
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Narrabundah, ACT by Mike
Coleotichus costatus at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Booth, ACT by Mike
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Cuspicona simplex (Green potato bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Antestiopsis cederwaldi (Shield bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) at Bowning, NSW by Maren
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT by ConBoekel
Anischys luteovarius (A shield bug) at McKellar, ACT by AlisonMilton
Lyramorpha rosea (Litchi stink bug) at Tyndale, NSW by Topwood

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clarehoneydove wrote:
Yesterday
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/BronzeOrangeBugs.htm

Looks like instar 1 or 2
Musgraveia sulciventris
clarehoneydove wrote:
Yesterday
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/suborder-heteroptera/infraorder-pentatomomorpha/superfamily-pentatomoidea/pentatomidae-stink-shield-bugs/subfamily-asopinae/cermatulus-nasalis/
Cermatulus nasalis
HelenCross wrote:
16 Jan 2025
Excellent images John - I would have picked it as a beetle not a bug!
Adrisa sp. (genus)
jb2602 wrote:
15 Jan 2025
All black and at first glance looks just like a beetle.
Beetles have hardened forewings (elytra), bugs have exposed soft forewings.
Beetles have chewing mouthparts, bugs have a rostrum for sucking up juices which is normally tucked up underneath between the legs so not visible from above.
Adrisa - second of four antennae segments is longest.
Adrisa sp. (genus)
LisaH wrote:
15 Jan 2025
:) :)
Diemenia rubromarginata

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Cuspicona sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT

Scutiphora pedicellata at Undefined

Commius elegans at Carwoola, NSW

Dictyotus caenosus at Ngunnawal, ACT

Scutiphora pedicellata at Braidwood, NSW

Poecilometis strigatus at Stonequarry, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Braidwood, NSW

Alcaeus varicornis at Wallaroo, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Cooma, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Cooma, NSW

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