Choerocoris paganus

Ground shield bug at Albury, NSW

Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021
Choerocoris paganus at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Choerocoris paganus 7 Nov 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 7 Nov 2021 KylieWaldon

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these beetles were in a different area, again in the same type of shrubs. Two beetles were end to end. Mating?

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Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Albury, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Albury, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by KylieWaldon
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Albury, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by KylieWaldon
Nyssus albopunctatus (White-spotted swift spider) at Albury, NSW - 24 Sep 2022 by KylieWaldon
Oxalis sp. (Wood Sorrel) at Albury, NSW - 24 Sep 2022 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Albury, NSW - 24 Sep 2022 by KylieWaldon
Luzula meridionalis (Common Woodrush) at Albury, NSW - 24 Sep 2022 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Albury, NSW - 24 Sep 2022 by KylieWaldon
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Albury, NSW - 24 Sep 2022 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily) at Albury, NSW - 24 Sep 2022 by KylieWaldon
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Albury, NSW - 26 Jun 2022 by Darcy
Daviesia latifolia (Hop Bitter-Pea) at Albury, NSW - 28 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Cryptocheilus bicolor (Orange Spider Wasp) at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2022 by KylieWaldon
Delta bicinctum (Potter wasp) at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2022 by KylieWaldon
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2022 by KylieWaldon
Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Tiphiidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Oxalis sp. (Wood Sorrel) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Petrorhagia sp. at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Choerocoris paganus (Ground shield bug) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Acacia verniciflua (Varnish Wattle) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Callidemum hypochalceum (Hop-bush leaf beetle) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Heteropelma scaposum (Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Albury, NSW - 6 Nov 2021 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily) at Albury, NSW - 23 Sep 2021 by Darcy
Hibbertia riparia (Erect Guinea-flower) at Albury, NSW - 11 Sep 2021 by Darcy
Acacia verniciflua (Varnish Wattle) at Albury, NSW - 25 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Grevillea alpina (Mountain Grevillea / Cat's Claws Grevillea) at Albury, NSW - 25 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Albury, NSW - 25 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia (Giant Hop-bush) at Albury, NSW - 25 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Albury, NSW - 23 May 2021 by Kyliegw
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Albury, NSW - 23 May 2021 by Kyliegw
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Albury, NSW - 23 May 2021 by Kyliegw
Sarcophagidae sp. (family) (Unidentified flesh fly) at Albury, NSW - 23 May 2021 by Kyliegw
Cryptoblepharus pannosus (Ragged Snake-eyed Skink) at Albury, NSW - 1 Apr 2021 by Kyliegw
Acanthiza reguloides (Buff-rumped Thornbill) at Albury, NSW - 1 Apr 2021 by Kyliegw
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Albury, NSW - 1 Apr 2021 by Kyliegw
Eucalyptus albens (White Box) at Albury, NSW - 24 Jan 2021 by AaronClausen
Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria) at Albury, NSW - 30 Oct 2020 by ClaireSee
Smicrornis brevirostris (Weebill) at Albury, NSW - 24 Nov 2018 by Kyliegw

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  • 7 Abundance
  • 6 Nov 2021 02:34 PM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

Additional information

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

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