Sighting 4406913
Choerocoris paganus
Ground shield bug at Albury, NSW
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| Choerocoris paganus | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Nov 2021 | |
| Choerocoris paganus | HarveyPerkins | 7 Nov 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 7 Nov 2021 |
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User's notes
Was so excited to find this beetle which I first saw near Beechworth a few weeks ago. These were in one patch of shrubs.
2 comments
7 Nov 2021
Not a beetle, but a true bug from family Scutelleridae - this one is the Red or Ground Jewel Bug Choerocoris paganus.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.900978-36.072820
- Places Albury, NSW
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Dodonaea hop bush Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Choerocoris paganus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Choerocoris paganus Scientific name
- Ground shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2065m Recorded at altitude
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