Miridae (family)

Unidentified plant bug at Lake George, NSW

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Miridae (family) MichaelMulvaney 10 Mar 2025
Miridae (family) Hejor1 9 Mar 2025

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   10 Mar 2025
Possibly a Tuicoris species
   10 Mar 2025
@MichaelMulvaney agree it's a pretty good visual match. This one appears to be feeding on a psyllid, are they predatory? I thought they were sap suckers.
   10 Mar 2025
Some Mirid bugs are predators - not sure about Tuicoris

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  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 8 Mar 2025 03:16 PM Recorded on
  • Hejor1 Recorded by
  • acacia Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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