Agonoscelis rutila

Horehound bug at Woodstock Nature Reserve

Agonoscelis rutila at Woodstock Nature Reserve - 31 Jan 2023

Agonoscelis rutila at Woodstock Nature Reserve - 31 Jan 2023

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Identification history

	Agonoscelis rutila	10 Nov 2023	MichaelBedingfield
	Agonoscelis rutila	9 Nov 2023	Illilanga
	Blattodea (order)	28 Sep 2023	pmillsApio87
	Monophlebulus sp. (genus)	20 Sep 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Monophlebulus sp. (genus)	21 Feb 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	15 Feb 2023	Thurstan

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ant with planthopper?

2 comments

pmillsApio87 wrote:

12 May 2023

Individual being handled by the ant appears to be hard-plated. Possibly a cockroach?

Illilanga wrote:

9 Nov 2023

This is not a cockroach. Most likely a Horehound bug or something similar.

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Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
31 Jan 2023 10:59 AM Recorded on
Thurstan Recorded by
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My flagged sightings Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) Thurstan

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Agonoscelis rutila Scientific name
Horehound bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1628.3m Recorded at altitude
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