3 Drosera Bug at Bungendore, NSW
Identification history
| Setocoris (Genus) | 11 Oct 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Setocoris (Genus) | 9 Oct 2025 | clarehoneydove |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
15 Oct 2025
There are a few electronic records of Setocoris and most are from WA. There are also records from Tasmania (see Insects of Tasmania website). There appear to be two colour variants of the local Setocoris in south east Australia, including Tasmania, one with a green pronotum and one with a red pronotum that requires further investigation. The discovery of Setocoris on Sundews in our local region is a significant find and I urge contributors to inspect the leaves of sundews more closely to see if there are not only dead insects present but also these live mirid bugs
User's notes
Nymph
2 comments
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
18 Oct 2025
Thanks again to NatureMapr for learning something new. I never even knew that Drosera Bugs existed, but will certainly be looking out for them now.
Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
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clarehoneydove NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Setocoris (Genus) Significant Featured Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- Drosera Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Setocoris (Genus) Scientific name
- Drosera Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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