A mirid bug at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Mirini sp. (tribe) | 25 Oct 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Niastama punctaticollis | 23 Oct 2024 | kasiaaus |
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5 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
24 Oct 2024
also close to -
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/378505-Tuicoris/browse_photos
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/378505-Tuicoris/browse_photos
kasiaaus
wrote:
24 Oct 2024
I agree but it seems closer to Niastama punctaticollis to me. I'm not sure though, and I am definitely no expert ;-)
WendyEM
wrote:
25 Oct 2024
ditto on expertise. I was worried about the red markings on the head of all shots of N punctaticollis I'd seen but now found some without that
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
25 Oct 2024
Sorry for taking the coward's way out - hopefully some-one will be able to ID to species level in the future
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050292-35.208564
- Altitude 597.8m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2024 08:41 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Other true bugs kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Mirini sp. (tribe) Scientific name
- A mirid bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 580m to 597.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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