Piestolestes obscurus

Assassin bug at Weston, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.061752-35.327626
• Altitude 596.1m
• Maps Weston Orchard
• Places Weston, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 13 Jul 2025 02:44 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Piestolestes obscurus

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Piestolestes obscurus Scientific name
• Assassin bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• 541.4m to 636.3m Recorded at altitude
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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