Scutiphora pedicellata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Shield Bug sighting in Booderee National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Shield Bug in Booderee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–October, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Metallic Shield Bug sightings, Booderee National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 30%), Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Metallic Shield Bug that you can see in Booderee National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Yellowbelly (about 20%), Eastern Double Drummer (about 20%) and Razor Grinder (about 20%), 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 Booderee National Park (10 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.
