Oechalia schellenbergii

Spined Predatory Shield Bug at West Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

	Oechalia schellenbergii	1 Apr 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	28 Mar 2023	KylieWaldon

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I'm not sure what these were. They were about 2cm long and .5cm wide. They looked black with a lighter colour round the top and hollow inside. Maybe eggs that had something come out already or are they alive?

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 Apr 2023

Eggs

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Sighting information

30 Abundance
26 Mar 2023 10:58 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Insects Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Additional information

gum tree Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Oechalia schellenbergii Scientific name
Spined Predatory Shield Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 813.9m Recorded at altitude
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