Piestolestes obscurus

1 Assassin bug at Higgins Woodland

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.031205-35.228232
• Altitude 588.6m
• Maps Higgins Woodland
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 16 Nov 2023 02:14 PM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Eucalyptus Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Piestolestes obscurus Scientific name
• Assassin bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• 541.4m to 636.3m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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