Monteithiella humeralis

Pittosporum shield bug at Wodonga

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Identification history

	Monteithiella humeralis	5 Mar 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	16 Feb 2021	KylieWaldon

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The dark beetle just about did my patience; it was obscured from every angle. The other one I didn't see until editing the photos. Is its the same species just upsidedown?

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

5 Mar 2021

Thanks for the underside photo Kylie - it really helps with the ID. This is a very interesting sighting. It is a first electronic record for the Wodonga - Albury area for this species and as the name suggests it normally feeds on Pittosporum. In your photo it is feeding on Bursaria spinosa which is in the Pittosporum family.

KylieWaldon wrote:

5 Mar 2021

wow. thanks michael. i will have to go back and see if i can find it again and get a better picture. I was so frustrated that day - every time the camera went up its head went behind a leaf!

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2 Abundance
16 Feb 2021 11:14 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Species information

Monteithiella humeralis Scientific name
Pittosporum shield bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 663.8m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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