Pristhesancus plagipennis
Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug at Undefined Area
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| Pristhesancus plagipennis | Csteele4 | 9 Nov 2023 | |
| Pristhesancus plagipennis | MichaelBedingfield | 9 Nov 2023 | |
| Gminatus australis | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Nov 2023 | |
| Gminatus australis | AlisonMilton | 5 Nov 2023 |
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3 comments
9 Nov 2023
@AlisonMilton This looks to be the same as my recent sighting at Captains Flat, which I'm fairly confident is Pristhesancus flagipennis. What do you think?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.035116-35.256041
- Altitude 677.3m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2023 09:54 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Paper daisy Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Waiting for prey to capture Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Monitoring pollenators - The Pinnacle AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pristhesancus plagipennis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Pristhesancus plagipennis Scientific name
- Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1370.01m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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