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Scutiphora pedicellata

Metallic Jewel Bug at Green Cape, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Green Cape, NSW - 23 Dec 2008
Scutiphora pedicellata at Green Cape, NSW - 23 Dec 2008
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Scutiphora pedicellata 12 May 2018 HarveyPerkins

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PaulWhitington wrote:
   14 May 2018
We sighted this species on Disaster Bay beach, Harvey. Flotsam?
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   14 May 2018
Maybe, Paul, I don't know. I've seen them here in Canberra on bushes; I saw one at Currarong by the coast once. And this one - whether it strayed from further inland and ended up on the beach, or whether it's flotsam - who knows?
JackieMiles wrote:
   15 May 2018
We've had a nymph of this species ID'd on ALCW, taken at Brogo Dam, which suggests it is a breeding resident of the region, if the record is correct.
PaulWhitington wrote:
   15 May 2018
Good to hear that you’ve got a record of this species breeding here, Jackie. It seems likely that the individuals found on the beach flew in or were blown in from further inland - as you suggested Harvey. We’re yet to sight this species on our block in Wonboyn.

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