Piestolestes obscurus

Assassin bug at Melba, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.054523-35.208988
• Altitude 541.4m
• Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 16 Jul 2024 01:01 PM Recorded on
• kasiaaus Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm 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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