Insects
True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
Sighting 4406913

Choerocoris paganus

Ground shield bug at Albury, NSW

Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 02:35 PM
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Identification history

Choerocoris paganus 7 Nov 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Choerocoris paganus 7 Nov 2021 HarveyPerkins
Unverified 7 Nov 2021 KylieWaldon

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Was so excited to find this beetle which I first saw near Beechworth a few weeks ago. These were in one patch of shrubs.

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   7 Nov 2021
Not a beetle, but a true bug from family Scutelleridae - this one is the Red or Ground Jewel Bug Choerocoris paganus.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   7 Nov 2021
Ohhhh. THanks Harvey. No wonder I couldn't find it online under "beetle"!

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  • Dodonaea hop bush Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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