Orange assassin bug at Latham, ACT
Identification history
| Gminatus australis | 22 Dec 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Gminatus australis | 22 Dec 2025 | Caric |
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User's notes
Going by the map that came up the location info in the photo seems to be completely wrong. It wasn't near Macrossan Cr Latham (Umbagong) - it was my usual landcare site the other side of the creek (Umbagong). I've corrected it manually.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026376-35.214383
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2025 10:17 AM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
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Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Gminatus australis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- Themeda grassland under a Euc. I can't remember the species it was on - possibly a grass weed (tall fescue?) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Gminatus australis Scientific name
- Orange assassin bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1520.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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