Gminatus australis
Orange assassin bug at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Gminatus australis | MichaelBedingfield | 5 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 4 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
Note that one of the bugs in these photos appears to have a caterpillar attached to it.
7 comments
5 Mar 2023
It is the female feeding on the caterpillar, probably a gift from the male.
5 Mar 2023
Cool. We reckon he could have given her a bigger one. But then it might have got in the way.
5 Mar 2023
Have a look at this example I posted:- Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug)
5 Mar 2023
Actually lots of invertebrates do including sweet little jumping bullants. I have a neighbour who calls them butterfly bush although I reckon that quite nice flies are in more abundance.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- arjay 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
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