Pristhesancus plagipennis

Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug at Mount Kembla, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.823525-34.430500
• Altitude 109.2m
• Places Mount Kembla, NSW

Sighting information

• 3 Abundance
• 3 Dec 2024 03:52 PM Recorded on
• BackyardHabitatProject Recorded by

• Collections

  Backyard Habitat Project Collection BackyardHabitatProject South Coast NatureMapr Pristhesancus plagipennis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

• Banksia aemula Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Dependent young Breeding behaviour
• 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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