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Assassin bug (Reduviidae)Reduviidae sp. (family)

An assassin bug at Mount Painter

Reduviidae sp. (family) at Mount Painter - 16 Sep 2018

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Reduviidae sp. (family) at Mount Painter - 16 Sep 2018
Reduviidae sp. (family) at Mount Painter - 16 Sep 2018
Reduviidae sp. (family) at Mount Painter - 16 Sep 2018
Reduviidae sp. (family) at Mount Painter - 16 Sep 2018
Reduviidae sp. (family) at Mount Painter - 16 Sep 2018

Identification history

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) Reduviidae sp. (family) 17 Mar 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Assassin bug (Reduviidae) Piestolestes obscurus 17 Sep 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 17 Sep 2018 CathB

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KimPullen wrote:
   9 Oct 2018
Not Piestolestes obscurus, but can't suggest an alternative.

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Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave) at Mount Painter - 12 Sep 2018 by CathB
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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • Lomandra bracteata Associated plant
  • 16 Sep 2018 Recorded on
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