Lygaeidae (family)
Seed bug at Acton, ACT
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| Lygaeidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Nov 2018 | |
| Lygaeidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Nov 2018 | |
| Miridae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 18 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 18 Nov 2018 |
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User's notes
These small insects were very active and wary of the camera. Typically they disappeared into the mass of flowers as soon as they became aware of the camera.
3 comments
19 Nov 2018
There are 2 spp. here. Images 1, 3 and 5 are Lygaeidae, while images 2 and 4 are Miridae. I don't know the species (or even the genus) in either case.
21 Nov 2018
Hi Tim
Can you please separate out these photos as described by Kim to create 2 sightings. We can't correctly ID this sighting until you do.
Thanks
Can you please separate out these photos as described by Kim to create 2 sightings. We can't correctly ID this sighting until you do.
Thanks
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106948-35.275015
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2018 01:54 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Cassinia macrocephala s.petrapendula. c 658310.3. ANBG Section 300. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Lygaeidae (family)
Species information
- Lygaeidae (family) Scientific name
- Seed bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 694m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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- GPS evidence of location