Braconid-mimic plant bug at Dryandra St Woodland
Identification history
| Rayieria basifer | 1 Aug 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Rayieria basifer | 10 May 2024 | SimoneC | ||
| Braconidae (family) | 23 Feb 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 2 May 2023 | ConBoekel |
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User's notes
I'm guessing this is the mimic rather than the real thing.
1 comment
KimberiRP
wrote:
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
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Collections
Insects Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) ConBoekel
Additional information
- 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
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Eucerocoris braconoides Eucerocoris tumidiceps Rayieria tumidiceps
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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