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Glossy Shield Bug

Cermatulus nasalis

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

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4 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

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
MartinL 12 years ago

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_... 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/876... .

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Wish I had an ID tho Atul - I seem to be getting a few weird ones lately.

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

super stuff Argy!

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 13, 2012
Submitted on Feb 13, 2012

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