Ptilocnemus sidnicus
9 Feathered-leg assassin bug at Flynn, ACT
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| Ptilocnemus sidnicus | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Jun 2025 | |
| Ptilocnemus sidnicus | kasiaaus | 13 Jun 2025 |
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4 comments
2 Jul 2025
So wonderfully weird - what ecological niche is this filling?!
@kasiaaus The cute little stripy-legged pink mite gadget visible in three of the pics respectfully requests its own sighting! :)
@kasiaaus The cute little stripy-legged pink mite gadget visible in three of the pics respectfully requests its own sighting! :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043533-35.206695
- Altitude 594.6m
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Jun 2025 02:47 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Featured Ptilocnemus sidnicus
Species information
- Ptilocnemus sidnicus Scientific name
- Feathered-leg assassin bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 553.4m to 594.6m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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