Metallic shield bug
Scutiphora pedicellata
The metallic shield bug is a shiny bug from Australia. It belongs to the jewel bugs, a family of bugs known for their bright, gleaming colours. Its back is covered by a big shield.
Lives in
The east coast of Australia, from Queensland to Tasmania
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting you.
What does it eat?
Like other jewel bugs, it sucks juice from plants.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
Metallic shield bug about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It is the only species in its group, called Scutiphora.
2
It lives in eastern Australia, including the island of Tasmania.
3
Jewel bugs have a shield so big it covers almost their whole back.
you asked
Most asked questions about Metallic shield bug
?Where does the metallic shield bug live?
Along the eastern coast of Australia and in Tasmania.
?Is the metallic shield bug dangerous?
No. It is a harmless bug.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Scutiphora pedicellata
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Scutelleridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Scutelleridae
- Lives on
- Australia and Oceania
Where the facts come from
- Scutiphora (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Benjamint444. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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