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A weird little nymph with antish abdomen, shiny orange wing covers and bugish antennae. About 12mm long. It also looks very much like a bull-ant at this stage.
On Olearia sp. leaves in a large mixed veg nature reserve.
Still need to check this closely.
Juan has pointed out the stabbing mouth part therefore Hemipteran nymph.
Going by the antennal segments and rounded abdomen I'm now checking Miridae nymphs.
Spotted on Nov 6, 2014
Submitted on Nov 7, 2014
9 Comments
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you are like a bug-paparazzi
C'mon Juan, I harass them, but at least I live them alive!
yes, Sergio is back... I feel bad for the poor bugs near his house
Thanks Juan for pointing out the mouth parts. I didn't even look at that yet. So obvious.
Uh oh... Sergio is back everyone.
Hmmm... it gives a new meaning to expression "butthead"!
Thanks for the input Juan. I'm guessing a true bug.
well, this is not a beetle, you can clearly see the sucking beak, so is an Hemipteran. Then, since is a nymph, you cant see the wing veins, so it wont be easy going farther on the identification