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Sighting 4370942

Miridae (family)

Unidentified plant bug at Melba, ACT

Miridae (family) at Melba, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 10:23 PM
Miridae (family) at Melba, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 10:23 PM
Miridae (family) at Melba, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 10:23 PM
Miridae (family) at Melba, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 10:23 PM
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Miridae (family) 11 Feb 2021 KimPullen
Zanessa pictulifer 9 Feb 2021 kasiaaus

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5 comments

Bron wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Hi Kat I get this bug most nights so am very familiar with it. Looking closely at Zanessa pictulifer, the legs are longer, with no banding. It's possibly tribe Austromirini even a Zanessa sp. but I'm not convinced about Z. pictulifer...
kasiaaus wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
I trust your judgment :-)
Bron wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Foolish child! haha
KimPullen wrote:
   11 Feb 2021
The species pictulifer is now in Porphyrodema according to AFD - https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Porphyrodema_pictulifer.
Bron wrote:
   12 Feb 2021
Thanks Kim

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