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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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Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Coleotichus costatus at Cotter River, ACT by WindyHen
Pseudapines geminata (Pittosporum Bug) at Parkes, ACT by Hejor1
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Flynn, ACT by AlisonMilton
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Cook, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Yass River, NSW by ConBoekel
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Yass River, NSW by ConBoekel
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Weston, ACT by jmcleod
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Cotter River, ACT by NedJohnston
Monteithiella humeralis (Pittosporum shield bug) at Queanbeyan West, NSW by Paul4K
Tessaratomidae (Family) at Burnside, QLD by clarehoneydove
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Wanniassa, ACT by JohnBundock
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Hawker, ACT by sangio7
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Platycoris sp. (genus) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Uriarra, NSW by NedJohnston
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Hawker, ACT by sangio7
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Mount Stuart, TAS by VanessaC
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Cuspicona thoracica (Shield bug) at Borough, NSW by Paul4K
Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) at Russell, ACT by Hejor1
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Aranda, ACT by Fishaw
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Kambah, ACT by HelenCross
Vitellus sp. (genus) (Spined shield bug) at Lane Cove, NSW by Hejor1
Scutelleridae (family) (Jewel bug, metallic shield bug) at North Ryde, NSW by Hejor1
Notius consputus at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Cuspicona simplex (Green potato bug) at Goulburn, NSW by Hejor1
Eupolemus angularis (Acanthosomatid bug) at Acton, ACT by AlisonMilton
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Bungonia, NSW by trevorpreston
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Cotter River, ACT by dgb900
Cuspicona sp. (genus) (Shield bug) at Acton, ACT by AlisonMilton
Pentatomidae (family) at Brownlow Hill, NSW by caitlinharnett
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

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Discussion

WindyHen wrote:
8 hrs ago
INaturalist suggestion of Melanerythrus mactans doesn’t fit either. There were 2 of them on the flower, but both retreated as I got close. It looks like a nymph.
Coleotichus costatus
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
10 hrs ago
I think this may be a nymph - habitat not quite right though
Coleotichus costatus
KimberiRP wrote:
29 Jan 2025
Juvenile.
Poecilometis patruelis
Jennybach wrote:
29 Jan 2025
Re reference above of cooking and eating these. According to R Farrow, Insects of South Eastern Australia 2024p66 species of the Pentatomidae contain distasteful to toxic chemicals “..including alkaloids, cyanides, peptides, phenolic and pyrazines..”. I agree that the aroma of Stink Bugs is giving us a message.
Musgraveia sulciventris
KimberiRP wrote:
26 Jan 2025
This is a bug (Hemiptera)
Pentatomoidea (superfamily)

Significant sightings

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Platycoris rotundatus at Manton, NSW

Coleotichus costatus

Choerocoris paganus at Cotter River, ACT

Musgraveia sulciventris at Weston, ACT

Agonoscelis rutila at Yass River, NSW

Pseudapines geminata at Parkes, ACT

Pseudapines geminata at Parkes, ACT

Platycoris rotundatus at Yass River, NSW

Pentatomidae (family) at Parkes, ACT

Oechalia schellenbergii at Cook, ACT

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