True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

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True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)

Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Water & Shore Bugs (several families)

Other true bugs

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trevorpreston wrote:

25 Aug 2023

Pretty sure this is Tectocoris diophthalmus, cotton Harlequin Bug/Hibiscus Harlequin bug

Tectocoris diophthalmus

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

18 Nov 2020

From what I can find on ALA, Pristhesancus plagipennis is the most common of the Pristhesancus genus. See:- https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e25f9b37-5501-4494-a1f7-a55dd22f01ee#classification. Also:- https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1aa7543e-6e61-4b3c-a244-7de1356c9568. Gallery:- https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1aa7543e-6e61-4b3c-a244-7de1356c9568#gallery The photo by geoffbyrne looks very close except for the colouring.

Pristhesancus plagipennis

CaitlinW wrote:

18 Nov 2020

I’m also based in Canberra and have almost no etymological knowledge — a friend with more has suggested pristhesancus plagipennis but she wasn’t confident of it based on my photo alone.

Pristhesancus plagipennis

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

18 Nov 2020

We are based in Canberra. Perhaps you could do a bit of internet surfing to ID this one to genus or species?

Pristhesancus plagipennis

DonnaTomkinson wrote:

23 Jul 2019

Assassin bug.

Reduviidae (family)