Braconid-mimic plant bug at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Trilaccus mimeticus | 31 Jan 2026 | KimberiRP | ||
| Hemiptera (order) | 5 Apr 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 12 Jan 2024 | kasiaaus |
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User's notes
About 12mm long. Not sure what it is. I initially thought it was a velvet ant but after a lengthy discussion with my friend Bron King and with significant input from her son Toby King we now think it is a True Bug nymph.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.066320-35.219302
- Altitude 325.8m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2024 12:45 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Trilaccus mimeticus
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Trilaccus mimeticus Scientific name
- Braconid-mimic plant bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Unknown
- Up to 704m Recorded at altitude
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