Lygaeidae (family)
Seed bug at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Lygaeidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Jun 2023 | |
| Lygaeidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 31 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | Tmac | 30 Jan 2022 |
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Any idea on this black bug with 2 orange bits?
Eating a strawberry.
Likely more around that I never saw.
Is it native?
It was next to, but not interacting with likely some type of a small / young shield bug.
Both ran away quick, when I tried to get a closer shot.
Is it likely to become a pest & destructive?
Thanks in advance!
2 comments
31 Jan 2022
Sorry I don't know what this species is - though I am pretty sure it is a nymph of a seed bug, possibly one of the ant-mimicking ones. As the name suggests they are a seed, flower and fruit eater - but not usually a major pest or problem
Location information
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Tmac Recorded by
- strawberry Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Lygaeidae (family)
Species information
- Lygaeidae (family) Scientific name
- Seed bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 694m Recorded at altitude
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