Rayieria basifer
Braconid-mimic plant bug at Dryandra St Woodland
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| Rayieria basifer | KimberiRP | 1 Aug 2024 | |
| Rayieria basifer | SimoneC | 10 May 2024 | |
| Braconidae | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 2 May 2023 |
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User's notes
I'm guessing this is the mimic rather than the real thing.
1 comment
1 Aug 2024
The second image clearly shows the spine-like sucking tube mouthparts, typical of a bug, extending back between the front legs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107278-35.260088
- Altitude 617.1m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Feb 2023 09:33 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rayieria basifer Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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
Record quality
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