Miridae (family)
Unidentified plant bug at Fraser, ACT
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| Miridae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 12 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
Pollinator Survey at Dunlop Grassland. This is a strange insect possibly the same as sighting 455038. It looks like an ant mimic but I don't think it is an ant. Also similar to sighting 4552512 which was recorded on the same plant but the antennae look different and it is darker.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.033809-35.185829
- Altitude 643.8m
- Maps Dunlop Grasslands
- Places Fraser, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2024 11:57 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Dunlop Grassland (DGE) 12 Feb 2024 kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Miridae (family) Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Miridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified plant bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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