Rayieria acaciae
Acacia-spotting bug at Latham, ACT
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| Rayieria acaciae | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Feb 2021 | |
| Rayieria acaciae | Roger | 19 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
Having looked at the latest paper on the genus (Namyatova & Cassis 2013), the distribution and other characters fit. Although the colour of the abdomen is more red than most, it seems like the colour of the juvenile - perhaps a newly moulted adult?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026517-35.214845
- Altitude 568.2m
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2021 11:51 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rayieria acaciae Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Rayieria acaciae Scientific name
- Acacia-spotting bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 894.7m Recorded at altitude
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