Commius elegans

Cherry Ballart Shield Bug at Braemar, NSW

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Identification history

	Commius elegans	14 Oct 2021	RogerF
	Commius elegans	14 Oct 2021	Curiosity

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3 comments

RogerF wrote:

14 Oct 2021

Not on host plant!

Curiosity wrote:

14 Oct 2021

There is no host plant in our yard/garden and this is the only time I've seen this little shield bug. It might have been sheltering from the morning rain showers. During a brief period of sun and just as I checked on the bug, it flew away!

RogerF wrote:

14 Oct 2021

Probaly dispersing from winter breaK.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.474906 -34.433878
Maps Braemar Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Braemar, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Oct 2021 09:39 AM Recorded on
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Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Commius elegans Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

Aquilegia sp in garden pot Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Commius elegans Scientific name
Cherry Ballart Shield Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1381.17m Recorded at altitude
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