Sighting 4198039
Cermatulus nasalis
Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug at Broughton, NSW
Identification history
| Cermatulus nasalis | 26 Apr 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Cermatulus nasalis | 19 Feb 2019 | Phillolyn | ||
| Unverified | 19 Feb 2019 | Phillolyn |
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User's notes
This is possibly a spined predatory shield bug Oechalia schellenbergii. The photo has both the nymph stage & an adult. There were swarms of the nymphs on a native Scolopia braunii commonly known as Flintwood.
1 comment
KimPullen
wrote:
19 Mar 2019
Not Oechalia. Looks the same as an unidentified pentatomid at http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/112286.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.734786-34.759719
- Altitude 25.5m
- Places Broughton, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 22 Jan 2019 01:58 PM Recorded on
- Phillolyn Recorded by
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Collections
Phillolyn South Coast NatureMapr Cermatulus nasalis Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Cermatulus nasalis Scientific name
- Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1219m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Additional attributes
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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