Lygaeidae (family)

Seed bug at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Lygaeidae (family)	28 Jun 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Lygaeidae (family)	31 Jan 2022	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	30 Jan 2022	Tmac

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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!

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

26 Mar 2023

Possibly Fontejus sidnicus

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Location information

Maps Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Jerrabomberra QP
Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
Tmac Recorded by
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Insects Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

strawberry Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

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