Scutiphora pedicellata

Metallic Jewel Bug at South Mount Cameron, TAS

Scutiphora pedicellata at South Mount Cameron, TAS - 26 Jan 2025 06:19 PM

Scutiphora pedicellata at South Mount Cameron, TAS - 26 Jan 2025 06:19 PM

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Identification history

	Scutiphora pedicellata	9 Mar 2025	AlisonMilton
	Scutiphora pedicellata	9 Mar 2025	DiBickers
	Scutelleridae (family)	9 Mar 2025	DiBickers
	Unidentified	8 Mar 2025	TassieTurners

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MarkH wrote:

9 Mar 2025

This is a species of Jewel Bug, not a Jewel Beetle

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Location information

Coordinates 147.971153 -41.005540
Places South Mount Cameron, TAS

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Jan 2025 06:19 PM Recorded on
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TassieTurners NatureMapr Tasmania Latest Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Scutiphora pedicellata Scientific name
Metallic Jewel Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2157.42m Recorded at altitude
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