Amorbus alternatus
Eucalyptus Tip Bug at Hackett, ACT
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| Amorbus alternatus | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Mar 2022 | |
| Mictis profana | WalterEgo | 28 Feb 2022 |
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1 comment
3 Mar 2022
Is the differently coloured bug in images 3 and 4 the same species?
I originally suggested Crusader Bug as this page (https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/crusader-bug/) had an image of a nymph that looks a lot like the Tip Bug. Now I'm wondering if the image on that page is wrong...
I originally suggested Crusader Bug as this page (https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/crusader-bug/) had an image of a nymph that looks a lot like the Tip Bug. Now I'm wondering if the image on that page is wrong...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.164322-35.249314
- Altitude 637.5m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2022 10:18 AM Recorded on
- WalterEgo Recorded by
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- WalterEgo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amorbus alternatus Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Amorbus alternatus Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Tip Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 900.7m Recorded at altitude
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