Antestiopsis sp. (genus)

1 Shield bug at Eden, NSW

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Identification history

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14 Nov 2019

HarveyPerkins

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Suggest these are a species of Antestiopsis, but they don't quite fit any images I've been able to find on the web. Also these ones were duller than the previous one (record 4241461) and lack the black spot on the scutellum - don't know what this means. This record constituted two 'pairs' where a larger individual was closely followed by a slightly smaller one. They were quite camera-shy.

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

16 Nov 2019

Yes - the ALA record was the closest I could find, but it still leaves me very uncomfortable ascribing them to the same species. On the other hand, there are only two species listed in ALA under Antestiopsis; and a comment on Wikipaedia relating to A thunbergii (which appears to be an African species) suggests that colour cvariation can be pronounced. I am comfortable with ascribing it to Antestiopsis sp., but would be cautious about assigning to species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.905385 -37.044301
Places Eden, NSW

Sighting information

4 Abundance
10 Nov 2019 12:25 PM Recorded on
HarveyPerkins Recorded by
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Insects Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) HarveyPerkins South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Antestiopsis sp. (genus) Scientific name
Shield bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
634.86m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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