Melanerythrus mactans

A seed bug at Amaroo, ACT

Melanerythrus mactans at Amaroo, ACT - 28 Sep 2017

Melanerythrus mactans at Amaroo, ACT - 28 Sep 2017

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Identification history

	Melanerythrus mactans	28 Nov 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Spilostethus pandurus	28 Sep 2017	RogerF
	Unidentified	28 Sep 2017	MatthewFrawley

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2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

29 Sep 2017

Mathew did you happen to notice what this bug was feeding on?

MatthewFrawley wrote:

29 Sep 2017

Hi Michael, I didn't notice it feeding.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
28 Sep 2017 11:35 AM Recorded on
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Other true bugs MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Melanerythrus mactans Scientific name
A seed bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 935.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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