Scutiphora pedicellata
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Scutiphora is a monotypic genus containing S. pedicellata, which is a species of insect in the jewel bug family. The species is found around the eastern coast of Australia in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Shield Bug sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 151 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Shield Bug in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Metallic Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Metallic Shield Bug sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Scutelleridae
The closest relatives of the Metallic Shield Bug that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Scutelleridae, Jewel Bugs) are Hibiscus Harlequin Bug (about 10%) and Red Jewel Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metallic Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (151 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
