Dindymus versicolor
Harlequin Bug at Crooked Corner, NSW
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| Dindymus versicolor | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Jan 2023 | |
| Dindymus versicolor | Milly | 31 Dec 2022 |
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Female was 'attacking?' another insect - wouldn't be for food as they're sap suckers. The other insect looks similar to the Harlequins but different colouring - if it is the same and another female, maybe it was being warned off the male! I'm intrigued.
2 comments
2 Jan 2023
Harlequin bugs come in a range of shades and I think the dead insect is also a harlequin. I did see on the web, some-one refer to them as the B-doubles of the animal world because of the way they move around while mating. Also males and females indicate their ability to mate by releasing pheromones attractive to the opposite sex. So perhaps something else sucked the life out of the Harlequin, but the dead bug still smelt of pheromone attractive to the female who manoeuvred her partner towards it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.345820-34.208970
- Places Crooked Corner, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2022 12:05 PM Recorded on
- Milly Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Milly Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dindymus versicolor Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Dindymus versicolor Scientific name
- Harlequin Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1552m Recorded at altitude
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