Rhyparochromidae (family)

Seed bug at Brisbane City Botanic Gardens

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Identification history

	Rhyparochromidae (family)	15 Mar 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Lygaeidae (family)	27 Jan 2024	TimL

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User's notes

Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting of what appears to be some type of ant mimicking Seed Bug. There were two of these ant-sized bugs working away on seed masses that had fallen from foliage above. Additional details of the larger of the two bugs is provided in following sighting 4548267 to help with identification.

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Location information

Coordinates 153.029817 -27.474223
Altitude 18.5m
Maps Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Places Brisbane City, QLD

Sighting information

2 Abundance
23 Jan 2024 12:10 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Rhyparochromidae (family) Scientific name
Seed bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 804m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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