Nysius sp. (genus)
Seed bug at Kambah, ACT
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| Nysius sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 3 Dec 2019 | |
| Lygaeidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | Marthijn | 20 Nov 2019 |
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User's notes
Size in the lower end of the 5-12 mm range.
1 comment
3 Dec 2019
Most likely to be the well known pest 'Rutherglen bug', Nysius vinitor, but N. caledoniae also occurs in our region.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065819-35.377003
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2019 06:00 PM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nysius sp. (genus) Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Nysius sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Seed bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1286.94m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location