Poecilometis patruelis

Gum Tree Shield Bug at WREN Reserves

Poecilometis patruelis at WREN Reserves - 3 Dec 2023 09:02 AM
Poecilometis patruelis at WREN Reserves - 3 Dec 2023 09:02 AM
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Identification history

Poecilometis patruelis 11 Mar 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Poecilometis patruelis 7 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon
Unidentified 7 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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one on the trunk where the sap was, the other in the leaves on the same tree

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • silver wattle Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Poecilometis patruelis Scientific name
  • Gum Tree Shield Bug Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 808.9m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Eumecopus patruelis

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