Pristhesancus plagipennis
Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug at Manar, NSW
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| Pristhesancus plagipennis | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Dec 2024 | |
| Pristhesancus plagipennis | clarehoneydove | 24 Nov 2024 |
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1 comment
25 Nov 2024
That’s an interesting predation of a case moth - not as protected in its case as one would think.
Location information
- Places Manar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- It has caught something... Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- clarehoneydove Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pristhesancus plagipennis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Pristhesancus plagipennis Scientific name
- Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1370.01m Recorded at altitude
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