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Jewelled Shield Bug Nymph

Choerocoris paganus

Photo by JackWanamaker
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Field Notes

Description:

This jewelled shield bug nymph is a true bug and can be found all around coastal Australia in forested areas. They nymph stage may differ slightly in appearance depending on the food source.

Habitat:

Rocky Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
JackWanamaker
Thanks for the tip martinl, I'm quite convinced now that they are not beetles but instead the nymph stage of a stink bug in the family Scutelleridae.
MartinL
Here is a suggestion. I suspect it is not quite correct but the only thing that comes to mind. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8386585

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Biodiversity of The Kimberley
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2013

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