Reduviidae (family)
An assassin bug at Acton, ACT
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| Reduviidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Nov 2019 | |
| Reduviidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 8 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 8 Nov 2019 |
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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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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
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Reduviidae (family) Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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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