Ptilocnemus sidnicus

9 Feathered-leg assassin bug at Flynn, ACT

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Identification history

	Ptilocnemus sidnicus	14 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Ptilocnemus sidnicus	13 Jun 2025	kasiaaus

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4 comments

HelenCross wrote:

14 Jun 2025

Great photos of a cool bug Katarina!

DesB wrote:

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! :)

KimberiRP wrote:

27 Jul 2025

The mite looks like an Erythracarus sp., in family Anystidae.

kasiaaus wrote:

3 Aug 2025

Thanks @DesB and @KimberiRP. The mite now has it's own sighting - 4685894

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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
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Featured Ptilocnemus sidnicus

Additional information

Eucalyptus Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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