Sighting 4484652
Agonoscelis rutila
Horehound bug at Red Hill, ACT
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| Agonoscelis rutila | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Apr 2023 |
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User's notes
This area used to support a large and dense Horehound thicket, which has now been largely controlled. Unfortunately 300 Cobblers Peg (Bidens pillosa) plants emerged and the Horehound Bug seems to be feeding on the unopened flower heads - which would be a good thing
1 comment
28 Apr 2023
It would be great if the Horehound Bug has a liking for Cobbler's Pegs elsewhere.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.112645-35.323197
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 12 Abundance
- 27 Apr 2023 02:01 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
- Bidens pilosa Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Agonoscelis rutila Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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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4 / 7
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