Pristhesancus plagipennis

6 Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug at Doonan, QLD

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Identification history

Pristhesancus plagipennis	30 Jun 2025	MichaelBedingfield
Reduviidae (family)	29 Jun 2025	HelenCross
Unverified	28 Jun 2025	AaronClausen

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4 comments

HelenCross wrote:

29 Jun 2025

Cool-looking little fellas!

MatthewFrawley wrote:

30 Jun 2025

What's going on here?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

1 Jul 2025

"I’d say first instar (meaning that they have just hatched and in their first stage of development). The brownish structure nearby is the egg batch that their mother laid, and which they hatched out of. They generally hang out together when young but become solitary as they mature," From ... https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-stunned-strange-backyard-find-insect-assassin-bug-061805254.html

MatthewFrawley wrote:

1 Jul 2025

Thanks for the info MB 👍

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Location information

Coordinates 152.985782 -26.456412
Altitude 143.0m
Places Doonan, QLD

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
28 Jun 2025 12:44 PM Recorded on
AaronClausen Recorded by
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AaronClausen NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Latest Featured Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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