Lygaeidae (family)
Seed bug at Aranda, ACT
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| Lygaeidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Nov 2025 | |
| Lygaeidae (family) | WendyEM | 5 Nov 2025 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 5 Nov 2025 |
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Some sort of moth??
1 comment
6 Nov 2025
No, a possible Lygaenid beetle. What I initally thought has a Helioccosma(genus) larval case is a seed head.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081481-35.258061
- Altitude 639.7m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 5 Nov 2025 11:18 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Everlasting Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Lygaeidae (family)
Species information
- Lygaeidae (family) Scientific name
- Seed bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 694m Recorded at altitude
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