Melanerythrus mutilatus
A seed eating bug at Cotter River, ACT
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| Melanerythrus mutilatus | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Mar 2025 | |
| Coleotichus costatus | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | WindyHen | 2 Feb 2025 |
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2 comments
3 Feb 2025
INaturalist suggestion of Melanerythrus mactans doesn’t fit either. There were 2 of them on the flower, but both retreated as I got close. It looks like a nymph.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.781342-35.553981
- Altitude 1634.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 1 Feb 2025 05:54 PM Recorded on
- WindyHen Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- billy button Associated plant
Collections
- WindyHen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Melanerythrus mutilatus
Species information
- Melanerythrus mutilatus Scientific name
- A seed eating bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1665.6m Recorded at altitude
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