Mictis caja
Large Squash Bug at suppressed
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| Mictis caja | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Feb 2025 | |
| Hemiptera (order) | YumiCallaway | 16 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | MazzV | 6 Feb 2025 |
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I hadn't seen this one before and this was the only photo I could get.
4 comments
16 Feb 2025
Hey @NateKingsford, I second this isn't a spider, and can agree on Hemiptera. With a quick scan of recent sightings, @KylieWaldon 's echoes your sighting, noting similar appearance to a spider, and broadly similar build. Mictis profana (Crusader Bug)
Thanks for the sighting @MazzV, we'll suggest Hemiptera under true bugs and the insect moderators can take it from there.
Thanks for the sighting @MazzV, we'll suggest Hemiptera under true bugs and the insect moderators can take it from there.
16 Feb 2025
Thanks Folks for your incorporated wisdom & considerations! Brief encounter though it was, I was well off the mark with this one! It all adds to the learning,
Cheers,
MazzV
Cheers,
MazzV
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Mictis caja Scientific name
- Large Squash Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 96m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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6 / 7
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