Stenolemus sp. (genus)
1 Thread-legged assassin bug at Acton, ACT
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| Stenolemus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 8 Dec 2025 | ||
| Unverified | TimL | 8 Dec 2025 |
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The weirdest looking and smallest Assassin bug I've seen. In the first image the bug was swaying side-to-side in front of a small hopper which can be seen hiding underneath the bark just in front of it.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109327-35.274823
- Altitude 603.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2025 11:52 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Stenolemus sp. (genus) Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Stenolemus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Thread-legged assassin bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 638.3m Recorded at altitude
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