Gminatus australis
Orange assassin bug at Cotter River, ACT
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| Gminatus australis | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Dec 2022 | |
| Gminatus australis | MatthewFrawley | 13 Dec 2022 |
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1 comment
14 Dec 2022
Hi Matthew. In this case the insect is not feeding on nectar or pollen, but "waiting for prey to capture". Could you please edit the sighting to record this?
Location information
- Coordinates 148.870969-35.538430
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2022 12:08 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Ozothamnus thyrsoideus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gminatus australis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Gminatus australis Scientific name
- Orange assassin bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1520.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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