Insects
True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
Sighting 3877399

Nerthra sp. (genus)

Toad Bug at Cotter River, ACT

Nerthra sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2018
Nerthra sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2018
Nerthra sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2018
Nerthra sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2018
Nerthra sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2018
Nerthra sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Nerthra sp. (genus) 8 Dec 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Nerthra sp. (genus) 7 Dec 2018 KenT

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Toad bug, family Gelastocoridae one genus in Australia and two species in the ACT. See Andersen N.M & Weir T.A 2004 Australian Water Bugs their biology an identification pp272-281.

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  • 30 Nov 2018 09:24 AM Recorded on
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