Sighting 4372123
Monteithiella humeralis
Pittosporum shield bug at Undefined Area
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| Monteithiella humeralis | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 16 Feb 2021 |
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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
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.
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
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
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes