Miridae (family)

Unidentified plant bug at Dunlop Grassland (DGE)

Miridae (family) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 31 Jan 2024
Miridae (family) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 31 Jan 2024
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Identification history

Miridae (family) 1 Mar 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 2 Feb 2024 kasiaaus

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Pollinator Survey at Dunlop Grassland. My guess is that it is a true bug but I'm far from certain.

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Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Torymidae (family) (Torymid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Echium plantagineum (Paterson's Curse) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe) at Fraser, ACT - 24 Feb 2022 by StephCJ
Anzoplana trilineata (A Flatworm) at Dunlop, ACT - 21 Sep 2021 by tpreston
Limnodynastes peronii (Brown-striped Frog) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Apr 2021 by tpreston
Teleogryllus commodus (Black Field Cricket) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Apr 2021 by tpreston
Cryptocheilus sp. (genus) (Spider wasp) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Apr 2021 by tpreston
Peirates sp. (genus) (Yellow-spot Assassin Bug) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Apr 2021 by tpreston
Melanozosteria dookiensis (Dookie woodland cockroach) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Apr 2021 by tpreston
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Apr 2021 by tpreston
Amblyopone sp. (genus) (Slow ant) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Apr 2021 by tpreston
Potamogeton cheesemanii (Pondweed) at Dunlop, ACT - 14 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Cormocephalus aurantiipes (Orange-legged Centipede) at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Melanozosteria dookiensis (Dookie woodland cockroach) at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Sep 2020 by trevorpreston

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  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
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