Pristhesancus plagipennis

Bee Killer Assassin Bug at Glen Allen, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.317643-36.636687
• Altitude 1001.9m
• Places Glen Allen, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 18 Jan 2024 10:23 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Crassinia Associated plant
• With prey, possibly a native bee. Associated Insect
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Waiting for prey to capture Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

• Pristhesancus plagipennis Scientific name
• Bee Killer Assassin Bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1370.01m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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