Scutiphora pedicellata

1 Metallic Jewel Bug at Stream Hill, NSW

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Scutiphora pedicellata 7 Jan 2025 AlisonMilton
Scutelleridae (family) 29 Dec 2024 AlisonMilton
Scutelleridae (family) 29 Dec 2024 MarkH
Unverified 29 Dec 2024 PaperbarkNativeBees

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body approx 1.5cm. in clusters on ground bear base of large tree.

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MarkH wrote:
   29 Dec 2024
These are Scutellerids, jewel bugs, not jewel beetles
   29 Dec 2024
Ah, I see - thanks for the ID @MarkH and @AlisonMilton
   7 Jan 2025
Thanks for the ID @AlisonMilton , appreciate that!

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  • 29 Dec 2024 10:55 AM Recorded on
  • PaperbarkNativeBees Recorded by
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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