Sighting 4519948
Commius elegans
Cherry Ballart Shield Bug at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Commius elegans | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Feb 2025 | |
| Commius elegans | KylieWaldon | 23 Oct 2023 |
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User's notes
Double the number I got the weekend before near Beechworth! But so hard to get any decent photos. They were down low the dangliest bits of the tree, but in a thicket. When I got too close they separated in opposite directions.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.833921-36.318732
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2023 08:25 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- cherry ballart Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Commius elegans Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location