Scutelleridae (family)

Jewel bug, metallic shield bug at Mount Kembla, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.823814-34.430469
• Altitude 102.6m
• Places Mount Kembla, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Dec 2024 09:12 AM Recorded on
• BackyardHabitatProject Recorded by

• Collections

  Backyard Habitat Project Collection Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) BackyardHabitatProject South Coast NatureMapr

Additional information

• Prostanthera incisa Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Scutelleridae (family) Scientific name
• Jewel bug, metallic shield bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 768m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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