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Glossy Shield Bug

Cermatulus nasalis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Rich brown general colouring; slightly spiny shoulders; black and orange connexiva; 25mm body length; head has flat black surface with orange-brown stripe middle

Habitat:

Found in grassy very open eucalyptus suburbia

Reference Links:

Glossy Shield Bug, Predatory Shield Bug - Cermatulus nasalis

Species ID Suggestions

Glossy Shield Bug

Cermatulus nasalis

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MartinL
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Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Looks good to me thanks martin. My bug is nicer than theirs :) I hope I'm getting better with the camera. Even simple ones require learning and practice.
MartinL
This is a very clear image for your camera - well done. Although there is one main difference with the Brisbane site, the following link has the alternating pattern along the rim of the abdomen, and even a quite different color. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_stinkbugs/GlossyShieldBugs.htm Considering this seems to be a variable species, I think we have a match. This is also a candidate for my egg shot, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8765188 .
Mark Ridgway
Wish I had an ID tho Atul - I seem to be getting a few weird ones lately.
Atul
super stuff Argy!
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2012

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