1 A broad-headed bug at Gordon, ACT
Identification history
| Chaetedus longiceps | 6 Aug 2023 | RodDeb | ||
| Mutusca brevicornis | 6 Aug 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Mutusca brevicornis | 5 Aug 2023 | SteveBorkowskis | ||
| Unverified | 5 Aug 2023 | RodDeb |
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only stopped for a very short time before flying off
1 comment
RodDeb
wrote:
6 Aug 2023
Hi, firstly we don't know anything about this field and hope you don't mind but is it possible that this is Chaetedus longiceps a member of Plant Bugs Family (Miridae). This was the ID given on iNaturalist by a person whose main interest is bugs of Australia. I had suggested it as Mutusca Brevicornus first after the ID given on here, thank you. His reasons were as follows: "Actually even a different superfamily. Similar at first glance and a trained eye is needed to tell them apart, as the slender body of both species is an adaptation to living on grasses." the link to the sighting on iNat is https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/176740619#activity_identification_ec2bfa55-68e5-4262-8dc2-037cc684e907 Hope this is okay, just trying to help, it may be a new species here for CNM. Thank you very much for your time and help it is greatly appreciated.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.080732-35.445909
- Maps Gordon Pond
- Places Gordon, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Aug 2023 01:30 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mutusca brevicornis Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Mutusca brevicornis Scientific name
- A broad-headed bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1240.18m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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