Orange assassin bug at Wodonga
Identification history
| Gminatus australis | 3 May 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Gminatus australis | 17 Dec 2023 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unverified | 5 Dec 2023 | KylieWaldon |
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photos do not do it justice. the pinky red colour was startling. Not seen this bug before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.875246-36.168665
- Maps WREN Reserves Wodonga
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2023 08:45 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Gminatus australis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- bursaria Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Waiting for prey to capture Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
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
- External link More information
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
- Description
- Additional attributes