Miridae (family)

1 Unidentified plant bug at Holt, ACT

Miridae (family) at Holt, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 12:07 PM

Miridae (family) at Holt, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 12:07 PM

Miridae (family) at Holt, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 12:07 PM

Miridae (family) at Holt, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 12:07 PM

Miridae (family) at Holt, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 12:07 PM

Miridae (family) at Holt, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 12:07 PM

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Identification history

	Miridae (family)	5 May 2021	Bron
	Miridae (family)	23 Feb 2021	KimPullen
	Unverified	21 Feb 2021	CathB

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Very small long-legged ?beetle walking with its abdomen cocked in the air as seen in the third image. Seemed to have short elytra like a rove beetle.

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KimPullen wrote:

23 Feb 2021

An immature bug of some king. Not sure of the family but I'll suggest Miridae as a guess. Seeing an adult would help with ID.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.072838 -35.267998
Altitude 543.8m
Maps Mount Painter
Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
19 Feb 2021 12:07 PM Recorded on
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Insects Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Miridae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified plant bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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