Braconid-mimic plant bug at Cooma, NSW
Identification history
| Rayieria basifer | 2 Feb 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 1 Feb 2023 | mahargiani |
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User's notes
On underside of eucalyptus leaf. DIdn't move much. Assassin bug nymph?
1 comment
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
2 Feb 2023
The crater like damage on eucalyptus leaves is a bit of a telltale feature of this genus. This is a nymph as you suggest.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.124366-36.209990
- Altitude 855.6m
- Maps Cooma North Ridge Reserve
- Places Cooma, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Feb 2023 02:49 PM Recorded on
- mahargiani Recorded by
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Collections
mahargiani Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rayieria basifer Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Rayieria basifer Scientific name
- Braconid-mimic plant bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 886m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Eucerocoris braconoides Eucerocoris tumidiceps Rayieria tumidiceps
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