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Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

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Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

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Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Cuspicona simplex (Green potato bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Scutelleridae (family) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Antestiopsis cederwaldi (Shield bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Cydnidae (family) (Burrower bug) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Scutelleridae (family) (Jewel bug, metallic shield bug) at Mount Kembla, NSW by BackyardHabitatProject
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Jamberoo, NSW by pallin
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Bulli, NSW by jb2602
Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Bulli, NSW by jb2602

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jb2602 wrote:
23 Nov 2024
Adrisa - 4 antennae segments, second one longer.
Adrisa sp. (genus)
AlisonMilton wrote:
9 Mar 2024
@Megan123 Megan, These look like nymph shield bugs.
Pentatomidae (family)
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
16 Jan 2022
Original photo downloaded, cropped & added back for species page.
Antestiopsis cederwaldi
KimPullen wrote:
23 Sep 2020
Haha, I'm not usually this fast, but I saw it there at the top and decided to look at it before it got shunted down the list (I'm way behind on Canberra Nature Map ID's). It was a new one for me and took a while to find. A handsome bug!
Antestiopsis cederwaldi
Username279 wrote:
23 Sep 2020
Wow that was fast , nice
Antestiopsis cederwaldi

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Cuspicona simplex at Batemans Bay, NSW

Antestiopsis cederwaldi at Batemans Bay, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Batemans Bay, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Batemans Bay, NSW

Cuspicona simplex at Batemans Bay, NSW

Scutelleridae (family)

Antestiopsis cederwaldi at Batemans Bay, NSW

Cydnidae (family) at Green Cape, NSW

Cydnidae (family) at Green Cape, NSW

Scutelleridae (family) at Mount Kembla, NSW

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