Miridae (family)

Unidentified plant bug at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Miridae (family)	15 Mar 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Miridae (family)	6 Feb 2025	clarehoneydove
Unverified	25 Sep 2019	TimL

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User's notes

Sighted on a bridge handrail adjacent to ANBG's Red Centre. Very active and didn't stop moving.

2 comments

clarehoneydove wrote:

6 Feb 2025

Zanessa sp. Nymph? https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/suborder-heteroptera/infraorder-cimicomorpha/superfamily-miroidea/miridae-plant-bugs/subfamily-orthotylinae/genus-zanessa/

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 Mar 2025

Could be but unsure that it is a Zanessa early instar

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Location information

Coordinates 149.106558 -35.274525
Altitude 634.6m
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Sep 2019 09:59 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Miridae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified plant bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania