Sighting 4400246
Ground shield bug at Chiltern, VIC
Identification history
| Choerocoris paganus | 21 Dec 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Choerocoris paganus | 7 Nov 2021 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unverified | 17 Oct 2021 | KylieWaldon |
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Was so lucky to see this beetle (which turned out to be a bug!) ambling along a dead twig on the ground. It was black and red with a green irridescent on the black.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.671145-36.253246
- Maps Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
- Places Chiltern, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Oct 2021 09:04 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon NatureMapr Choerocoris paganus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Choerocoris paganus Scientific name
- Ground shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2065m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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