Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug at Wellington Point, QLD
Identification history
| Pristhesancus plagipennis | 15 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Reduviidae (family) | 6 Jan 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 28 Dec 2022 | TimL |
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The Assassin bug had two small, almost translucent mites, as shown in following sighting 4461014.
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Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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TimL NatureMapr Pristhesancus plagipennis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- Mites Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Pristhesancus plagipennis Scientific name
- Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1370.01m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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