Sighting 4399568
Cherry Ballart Shield Bug at Braemar, NSW
Identification history
| Commius elegans | 14 Oct 2021 | RogerF | ||
| Commius elegans | 14 Oct 2021 | Curiosity |
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3 comments
Curiosity
wrote:
14 Oct 2021
There is no host plant in our yard/garden and this is the only time I've seen this little shield bug. It might have been sheltering from the morning rain showers. During a brief period of sun and just as I checked on the bug, it flew away!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474906-34.433878
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Oct 2021 09:39 AM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
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Collections
Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Commius elegans Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- Aquilegia sp in garden pot Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Commius elegans Scientific name
- Cherry Ballart Shield Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1381.17m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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