Sighting 4372123
Pittosporum shield bug at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Monteithiella humeralis | 5 Mar 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 16 Feb 2021 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
The dark beetle just about did my patience; it was obscured from every angle. The other one I didn't see until editing the photos. Is its the same species just upsidedown?
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
5 Mar 2021
Thanks for the underside photo Kylie - it really helps with the ID. This is a very interesting sighting. It is a first electronic record for the Wodonga - Albury area for this species and as the name suggests it normally feeds on Pittosporum. In your photo it is feeding on Bursaria spinosa which is in the Pittosporum family.
KylieWaldon
wrote:
5 Mar 2021
wow. thanks michael. i will have to go back and see if i can find it again and get a better picture. I was so frustrated that day - every time the camera went up its head went behind a leaf!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.880921-36.141761
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2021 11:14 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Monteithiella humeralis Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Monteithiella humeralis Scientific name
- Pittosporum shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 663.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes