Reduviidae (family)

An assassin bug at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Reduviidae (family)	8 Nov 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Reduviidae (family)	8 Nov 2019	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	8 Nov 2019	TimL

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User's notes

Possibly an assassin bug nymph? Sighted on a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully. Very active and 6mm in length. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

8 Nov 2019

Since it is a juvenile it may be hard to ID to species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108557 -35.277347
Altitude 584.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Nov 2019 01:15 PM Recorded on
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Reduviidae (family) Scientific name
An assassin bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 994m Recorded at altitude
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