Opistoplatys australasiae

An assassin bug at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.010746-35.300034
• Altitude 632.5m
• Maps Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 16 Jun 2022 12:32 PM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opistoplatys australasiae

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Opistoplatys australasiae Scientific name
• An assassin bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 773m Recorded at altitude
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