Reduviidae (family)
2 An assassin bug at Downer, ACT
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| Reduviidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Nov 2020 | |
| Reduviidae (family) | KimPullen | 4 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 4 Nov 2020 |
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The Assassin Bug was sighted with a group of three ants which had been fighting and were attached to each other, the Assassin Bug having pierced one of the ants. Three Freeloader Flies had been attracted to the scene, one of which can be seen on the body of the Assassin Bug in the third and fourth images. The Freeloader Flies are recorded in subsequent sighting 4354941.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106302-35.272892
- Altitude 656.8m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2020 10:36 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Ants and Freeloader Flies. Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm 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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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species