Scutiphora pedicellata is a animal in the Scutelleridae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Scutiphora pedicellata
Scutiphora pedicellata is the only species in the monotypic genus Scutiphora, a jewel bug found along Australia’s eastern coast.
Scutiphora is a monotypic genus, meaning it contains only one species: Scutiphora pedicellata. This species is an insect that belongs to the jewel bug family. It can be found along the eastern coast of Australia, specifically occurring in the territories and states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.
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Homaemus aeneifrons (Say, 1824)
Poecilocoris druraei (Linnaeus, 1771)
Diolcus chrysorrhoeus (Fabricius, 1803)
Eucorysses grandis (Thunberg, 1783)
Sphaerocoris annulus
Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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