Lygaeidae (family)
Seed bug at Undefined Area
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| Lygaeidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Halictidae (family) | KMcCue | 27 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 27 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
As well as the unknown bee? there are seven much smaller insects sharing the flower. Could it be a Homalictus brisbanensis?
2 comments
3 Dec 2023
Thanks Michael
It's a bit like atomic physics in that the known particles keep getting smaller and smaller. Pity my knowledge doesn't keep pace.
It's a bit like atomic physics in that the known particles keep getting smaller and smaller. Pity my knowledge doesn't keep pace.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081467-35.258128
- Altitude 643.2m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2023 02:41 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Daisy Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Lygaeidae (family)
Species information
- Lygaeidae (family) Scientific name
- Seed bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 694m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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