Pristhesancus plagipennis
Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug at Captains Flat, NSW
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| Pristhesancus plagipennis | Csteele4 | 9 Nov 2023 | |
| Pristhesancus plagipennis | MichaelBedingfield | 9 Nov 2023 | |
| Pristhesancus plagipennis | Csteele4 | 9 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | Csteele4 | 7 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Very cleverly hiding on a Thelymitra flower.
1 comment
9 Nov 2023
@MichaelMulvaney I believe this is Pristhesancus flagipennis, which isn't currently available in the drop-down menu. Can it be added?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.446285-35.613453
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2023 01:34 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Thelymitra x truncata Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Csteele4 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Pristhesancus plagipennis
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
Record quality
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6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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